This example of modern architecture takes its name from the large palm
trees that surround it, and whose rich fronds intrude into the house
itself. This is the home of Todd and Lisa, and located at the head of a
canyon in San Diego in Southern California. Todd, a machine tool broker,
wanted a building made out of recycled materials which he himself could
source, mainly sheet metal and wooden beams, and he called on the
services of the experienced architects Safdie-Rabines to create a three
storey home on a plot which had already several mature palm trees.
Todd’s wife Lisa, a fashion photographer, was also fully involved in the
project, lending her eye to the style as well as helping the ingenious
solutions of the architects of how to build and support the structure
amidst and around, and without compromising, the trees.
Brightly coloured yet simple in design, the home fully lived up to its
expectations – it is an environmentally conscious structure, fully
immersed within and respecting its natural surroundings, which give not
only give it its unique quality but also offers the floor to ceiling
windows and open terraces on each storey some privacy from the street
above and from across the canyon. The interiors are simply laid out with
modern furnishings and bright colours as well as with local cactus
plants, which both complement and enhance the sunny and airy feel of the
house. This is living with nature in the middle of a major city... view feature
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