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    612-822-4611

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High Desert Retreat: Aidlin Darling Design

High Desert Retreat: Aidlin Darling Design

Aidlin Darling Design

Hardcover

ArchitectsGeneral ArchitectureRegional Architecture

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ISBN10: 1864709774
ISBN13: 9781864709773
Publisher: Images Publishing Group
Published: Feb 6 2024
Pages: 116
Weight: 1.75
Height: 0.70 Width: 8.20 Depth: 10.20
Language: English
Epitomizing Aidlin Darling Design's commitment to creating soulful environments, this beautiful monograph illuminates the design process for High Desert Retreat, a residence tightly nestled into a constellation of boulders on a bluff overlooking the Coachella Valley in Southern California.

...an immersive analysis from the very conception to the completion of the project. -- Attitude Portugal

Starting with the question How to create a residence within this beautiful desolate site while also creating a respectful compliment to the existing ecology, Aidlin Darling Design created a soulful environment on a bluff in the high desert. Overlooking the Coachella Valley, the resulting structure nestles tightly into a constellation of existing boulders. The residence is a composition of three fundamental elements: a floating roof plane, a collection of wooden volumes, and a pair of concrete anchor walls. The stunning result is testament to the ethos of the firm to design for all the senses. The home became a framing device in which the sensuality of the surrounds is highlighted, and the boulders, Pinyon Trees and the distant mountain ranges became sculptures and paintings to be appreciated from within. The design is exceedingly crisp in its geometry, providing an intentional contrast to the organic forms of the desert. This book takes the reader through the journey from design conception to the realization.

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