New to the market is this 1962 flat roof Palmer & Krisel-designed
home in Palm Springs’ Racquet Club Road Estates. Built by the Alexander
Construction Company, this home contains three bedrooms and two bathrooms in 2,013
expanded square feet and sits on a large 12,100 square-foot lot with an in-ground
pool all with an asking price of $499,000.
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| Front of home |
The exterior of this home doesn’t quite line up with the
renovations on the inside, allowing for future owners to take advantage of the
opportunity and create their own modernist landscape. The yard is essentially a
blank slate, while the raised-panel garage door and ornate courtyard gates
harken a style other than modernist. One of the cool, distinctive features
outside is the original Krisel sunflap sited over the south-facing bedroom
windows, adding distinctive character to the home and hiding mullioned white
vinyl windows.
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| Entry |
Inside the home, a double-doored entry leads into entry
hall, created out of the original courtyard which once sat between the home and
carport. The living, dining and kitchen all sit at the rear of the home, while
the tree bedrooms lie at the front. The original open-beamed wood slat ceilings
are still in place, painted white with bright blue beams. Shiny porcelain tiles
line the living areas, while patterned blue carpet lines the bedrooms.
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| Kitchen island |
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| Kitchen |
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| Kitchen |
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| Laundry |
The kitchen has been updated with clean, modern cabinetry
and composite counters. The former sliver window adjacent to the range has been
expanded and converted to a doorway leading into a laundry room addition which
sits behind the two-car garage. Stainless steel appliances, composite
backsplashes and a sputnik light fixture over center island round out the room,
which is open to the adjacent kitchen and dining.
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| Dining and kitchen |
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| Living room |
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| Living room |
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| Living, dining and kitchen |
The living room is anchored by Krisel’s signature modernist
fireplace, updated and revisioned nicely with horizontal wood paneling flanking
the firebox. Large north-facing floor to ceiling windows and sliding glass
doors overlook the backyard and pool, lending the home perfectly for
indoor-outdoor living.
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| Secondary bedroom |
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| Secondary bedroom |
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| Guest bath |
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| Master bedroom |
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| Master bath |
The two secondary bedrooms overlook the front yard behind
the distinctive sunflap, while the adjacent master bedrooms opens up to the
sideyard of the home with large sliding glass doors and windows leading to a
private patio. Both bathrooms have been updated with clean, white tilework,
colorful accents and floating vanities.
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| Backyard |
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| Pool and back of home |
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| Pool |
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| Pool and covered patio |
The backyard features a large curvy swimming pool steps at
the center of the yard, surrounded by dozens of palms and cacti. A small
pergola sits on the west side of the yard, offering shady cabana-like area near
the pool. The remainder of the yard is low-maintenance desert landscape, with
plenty of room for personalization.
This flat-roofed home offers a nicely updated interior with
plenty of opportunity to recreate the outdoor areas for those looking for a
more modernist landscape environment.
