Kawish Court House / o2 Architecture

Located on a private drive in the Santa Rosa foothills of Palm Desert, this 7,500 square foot, 5 bedroom, 5 ½ bath, 4-car garage home sits adjacent to a small rocky desert hillside and a verdant golf fairway. The design set out to distill the large program into discrete and intimate branches. Courtyards, a timeless desert organizational strategy, were utilized and create program clarity, and provide micro-climate thermal comfort. The courts also aid in program clarity and hourly, daily, and seasonal visual delight. Additionally, the program was then further distilled allowing the homeowners, when unaccompanied, to occupy a core of 2,500 square feet. Serendipitously, the active homeowners’ daily routines utilize all the program branches with the strategically located fitness and home office at opposing ends of the home.