Journal: A Mid-Century Modern Home
| Statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Pieces | Unique Brick Types | Number of Lights | Mass (Pounds) | Size (Inches) [LxWxH] |
| 8739 | 692 | 56 | 14.57 | 49.2 x 12.3 x 9 |
| Estimated Cost to Build | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bricks | Lighting | Supplies | Display |
| $1430 | $ 750 | $ 150 | $ TBD * |
* Dependent on public art acceptance, installation location, display type, and other factors. Values can range from $500 to >$3000.
| Funding | |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 - Build and Lighting | Phase 2 - Public Display |
| $2330 | Not Activated Yet |
Journal: A Mid-Century Modern Home
Statistics
Number of Pieces: 8739
Unique Brick Types: 692
Number of Lights: 56
Mass (pounds): 14.57
Size (inches LxWxH): 49.2 x 12.3 x 9
Estimated Cost to Build
Bricks: $1430
Lighting: $ 750
Supplies: $ 150
Display: $ TBD *
Funding
Phase 1 – Build & Lighting: $2330
Phase 2 – Public Display: Not Activated Yet
* Dependent on public art acceptance, installation location, display type, and other factors. Values can range from $500 to >$3000.
The Mid-Century Modern Movement
Mid-century modern residential homes emphasize clean horizontal lines, open floor plans, and a seamless connection between indoors and outdoors through expansive glass and sliding doors, prioritizing simplicity, function, and livability. In Palm Springs, this style is shaped by the desert environment, incorporating flat or gently pitched roofs, deep overhangs, breeze blocks, and shaded courtyards that manage heat while framing mountain and sky views, resulting in architecture that feels light, relaxed, and inseparable from its sun-drenched landscape. Well-known architects in this style include Richard Neutra, Albert Frey, Donald Wexler, William Krisel, John Lautner, and E. Stewart Williams.
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- The model’s modernized two-story home features a classic flat roof and hallmark mid-century modern details, including expansive windows, deep overhangs, decorative brickwork, large exterior panels, and a palm tree rising through the sun awning.
Inside, period-inspired furnishings contrast with a traditionally tiled bathroom, while the outdoor spaces include a formal patio with fire pit, brick privacy wall, pool access, and surrounding desert landscaping of agave, cacti, and flowering plants.
The covered carport extends the modern aesthetic with solar panels, integrated landscaping, outdoor seating, and a small lawn, while the saltwater pool deck offers lounge seating, a sun cover, and a pool house with a bathroom, refreshment area, and a Wexler-style roof.
Completing the setting, a Palm Springs–inspired plaza features benches, lush plantings, a large palm, mountain backdrops with symbolic inserts referencing local bat caves and the aquifer, an “I Love PS” sign inspired by Tahquitz Plaza, and a ticket booth that nods to Modernism Week home tours.
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