Albert Frey, a well-known Modernist architect in Palm Springs, deisgned this house for himself. More on Albert Frey, Architect
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It's on a hillside just above the downtown Palm Springs area.
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Perched on a hillside
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With a spectacular winding road going up to it.
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We toured it with a group out of the Palm Springs Art Museum, a nice little museum, BTW.
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Here's the spectacular view from the house.
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Climbing up the hillside to the house.
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Great views in all directions.
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The front patio includes a small pool - watch your step!
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The walls of the house are almost all glass. The roof is corrugated metal.
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Inside, the ceiling is also corrugated metal, but perforated and separated from the roof by insulaton.
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The house is tiny - maybe 900 square feet max.
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Rather than move this boulder, it was built into the wall. The window is inset in a groove.
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Details on the rock. Note the light dimmer inset in the rock.
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This is the bedroom. All glass walls, few curtains, no sleeping past sunrise.
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View from the bedroom.
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The pool from the bedroom sliding door.
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Built-in living room furniture. The cabinet has a built in stereo and turntable.
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The floor is stone, covered in places by carpet.
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View of the city and the deck from the bedroom added later for his lady friend.
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The kitchen.
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Poured concrete seats surround the pool.
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View of the neighbor's house.
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