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Job Specifics:
Site: Palm Desert, California
Architect: Hugh Kaptur
Renovation: Chris and Stephanie Salay
Footprint: 2,323 sq. toes
Photographer: Cassia Corridor
Job Description: “Hugh Kaptur’s vocation in architecture spans five a long time, and noteworthy works include the Steve McQueen home, Palm Springs Hearth Stations #3 and #4, the Tahquitz Plaza as perfectly as the William Holden Estate. The house on Coated Wagon Trail in Palm Desert is an genuine case in point of ‘the peaceful elegance’ that Kaptur is regarded for.
“Meticulously restored by Chris Salay, the cabinetry, countertops, tile and colour facts have all been refurbished where by intact and restored if not first. An qualified in this area, Chris sought to retain the integrity of the architect’s primary eyesight when updating fixtures for modern day residing.
“Explained as ‘architecturally significant’ by Palm Spring’s Modernism 7 days, this post-and-beam property is just one of the couple remaining in the Palm Springs location that has not been ‘reimagined’ by a developer. 1 can see the the affect of Donald Wexler on Kaptur, for whom he briefly labored. The home’s spectacular functions incorporate a double sided fire, block walls and ground to ceiling windows, with substantial patios that embrace indoor/outdoor dwelling. The beams were scraped in buy to uncover the initial colour, and the block partitions had been stripped and color matched. Even the front door is the original color, disclosed when the doorway take care of was taken off to be polished.
“As opposed to how designers often alter the footprint of similar houses, Chris only created alterations that returned this home to its unique state, getting rid of any overhangs or additions to make it appear as it was in 1962. His goal? For you to enter the house and be transported to another period.”