Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Desert Modernism

We all have our little fancies that define our style and our life ideal... writing about them is what a blog is for, isn't it? 
Not that I'm really interested in the actual Palm Springs (probably a dull place where people play golf), but the fact that this small town in the Coachella Valley, east of Los Angels, has been a getaway for many movie stars and wealthy angelenos, and is the cradle of what is known as "Desert Modernism", an architectural style at a time functional, elegant and modern: large awnings to keep the sun out, whitewashed walls and natural stone to blend in the landscape, and bright colored details to stand out against the glaring desert sun.

Todos tenemos esas pequeñas fijaciones que definen nuestro estilo y nuestro ideal de vida... escribir sobre ellas es para lo que sirve un blog ¿no? 
No es que me interese el Palm Springs actual (probablemente un sitio muermo donde la gente juega al golf), pero el caso es que esta pequeña ciudad en el valle de Coachella, al este de Los Ángeles, ha sido la escapada de estrellas de cine y ricos angelinos, y es la cuna de lo que se conoce como "Modernismo del Desierto", un estilo arquitectónico a la vez funcional, elegante y moderno: amplias marquesinas para proteger del sol, paredes encaladas y piedra natural que se funden con el paisaje, y detalles en colores vivos que destacan bajo el deslumbrante sol del desierto.



The Kaufmann residence, built by Richard Neutra in 1946, is one of the first and most outsanding structures of this style.

La residencia Kaufmann, construida por Richard Neutra en 1946, es uno de los primeros y más destacados edificios de este estilo.



Albert Frey designed Palm Springs' City Hall in 1952, and the Fire Station in 1955.

Albert Frey diseño el ayuntamiento de Palm Springs en 1952, y la estación de Bomberos en 1955.


Donald Wexler (who worked with Neutra and William Cody), built the Wexler house in 1955.

Donald Wexler (que trabajó con Neutra y con William Cody), construyó la casa Wexler en 1955.




More modest buildings also follow this style... I am so in love with those Eames chairs!

Edificios más modestos también siguen este estilo... ¡estoy enamorado de esas sillas de Eames!

(At some point I was quite into playing The Sims and I made my own version of the Kaufmann house for a contest... I won, of course. You can see it here.)

(En una época me aficioné a jugar a Los Sims y construí mi propia versión de la casa Kaufmann para un concurso... gané, claro. La podéis ver aquí.)

36 comments:

Unknown said...

No seré yo el que diga que este estilo no tiene su encanto, a mi me recuerda a la urbanización donde vivía Dianne Wiest en "Edward Scissorhands" no?
en cuanto me toque la Primitiva(y créeme está al caer)nos vamos a Nueva York y te regalo las sillas esas(sin límite de unidades)
abrazo multidisciplinar y multidisciplinado

Anonymous said...

There is something about these buildings that remind dme of the brady bunch family...Im dont know why but i like it

Lucio said...

Tienen un encanto muy frio y muy cautivador esas casas, son muy EEUU,por cierto que me han enacntado tus diseños.MUCHO.

Gratistotal said...

Don Pilgrim, me ha llegado al alma! Adoro esas sillas, cuando herede de mi abuela (dentro de tres décadas, seguro) me las compraré.
Por cierto, ha tocado un tema espinoso: ha hablado de mi penúltima adicción, los sims. Estuve a punto de ingresar en la clínica Betty Ford, estaba totalmente drogada con ese juego.

Gratistotal said...

Don Pilgrim, me encantaba vivir diferentes vidas: a veces era un putón y me liaba con todo el vecindario, a veces me obsesionaba con currar y ascender, otras usaba los trucos para comprar muebles comulsivamente...

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Auro Murciano said...

señor pilgrim en realidad no tengo niidea a lo que se dedica usted en la vida, lo que si denoto hace tiempo que tiene usted un gusto exquisito en musica , en arquitectura, en lectura y en forma de vida
la arquitectura fue mi gran amor, asta que me di cuanta que soy un joio flojo y no me gustaba estudiar,estoy suscrito a revistas como diseño interior, proyect-contrasts, on, etc...
disfruto como un enano, sabe usted cual es el culmun de la arquitectura contemporanea para mi? brasilia
pd:gracias por preocuparse por mi salud señor pilgrim, muchas gracias

Clara Robles said...

Que maravilla!! Si tiene de todo!!!
Saludos!!

Di said...

Tu casa de los Sims es impresionante. No sé porqué nunca conseguí engancharme a los Sims, y yo soy muy de engancharme... Misterios de la vida.

Un besazo

The Pilgrim said...

Bueno, yo jugar jugar nunca he tenido paciencia, sólo me gustaba construir casas y luego creaba parejitas gay ideales para que vivieran en ellas... jeje...

susanauve said...

Las sillas no son mucho de mi agrado... pero las enormes cristaleras si...!!!), fantastica la construcción :)
besos...!!!

Anonymous said...

Eres un genio !

Shopaholic said...

A mi tambien me encanta este estilo.
Y por cierto que pasada tu casa de los sims!! jajaja, yo estaba enganchadisima (no se si lo he superado)

Un beso!

BIRA said...

Ya no tengo palabras, me has quejado loca con la "casita"...

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