The Invisible House in Joshua Tree Lists for $18 Million

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Naturally, all the home tech you can imagine is subtly incorporated into the fabric of the building. Each bedroom is equipped with remote-controlled blackout shades and the structure is set adjacent to rocks for passive solar heating and cooling; the Solarcool glass exterior uses reflective/ refractive light filtering. The kitchen is chef-ready and, with grand vistas plus total privacy, entertaining is effortless and memorable. Steps away from the main residence is a one-bedroom, pre-fab guest house with its own kitchen and bath, bringing the estate's total room count to four bedrooms and five baths. Kirman told CNBC the $18 million listing is all about show-stopping modern architecture and the illusion created by the 10,500 square feet of wrap-around mirrored glass on the home's exterior. Its interior layout is all on one floor and centered around a large 100-ft (30-m) indoor pool that Osinski says helps keep it a steady temperature too.

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Initially, they drove a 720-square-foot prefabricated house built by Jennifer Siegal (founder and principal of Los Angeles-based firm Office of Mobile Design) to the desert. However, because it was less than 20-feet wide, county requirements necessitated the construction of a larger home on the land. Chris shares that they’d often buy art together to experience and exchange, and that Holzer had invested in his film, Spring Breakers (2012). About your inquiry and other home-related matters, but not as a condition of any purchase.

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The closest comps, Kirman said, are homes by built Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Rudolph Schindler — "some of the great architects from the past." "This is one of the coolest houses in the world," said co-listing agent Aaron Kirman, CEO of AKG Christie's International Real Estate. If you'd like to live in the Invisible House yourself, you can – at least for a little while. It's available to rent for private use and events such as photoshoots and parties, though we've no word on rates. Heat-reflecting Solarcool glass gives the home its unique look and keeps the interiors temperate. The Invisible House—which made an appearance in Netflix’s The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals—took six years to construct and was completed in 2019.

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Designer Tomas Osinsk and Los Angeles film producer Chris Hanley have created a mirrored house near Joshua Tree National Park, designed to look like a New York skyscraper on its side. Originally the pool was outside on a platform, and the rectangle cantilevered over the rocks, but then I decided a pure monolith would be much cooler,’ describes Chris of designing the three-bedroom, four-bathroom Invisible House in 2010. Having since worked on 15 buildings (and counting), Chris’s first structure built from scratch came in 1997 when he designed a hilltop village called Honeymoon House on Lamu, an island on the Kenyan coast.

“Being exposed to the beautiful but very harsh moon-like desert, yet being sheltered from it at the same time.” The bonus is that civilization in the form of a creative, artistic community lies just 10 minutes’ drive away. In 2010, the couple took over sole ownership and first added the OMD pre-fab that now serves as a guest room. “It's not a trailer but more of an office structure you find on the backlot of a film studio, but converted to a 720 square-foot home,” says Hanley. The Invisible House is at once a stunning showpiece, and yet totally unobtrusive.

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The only thing you can see for miles through the reflective glass is the breathtaking scenery. Designed by architect Tomas Osinski and Chris Hanley, the LA-based producer behind American Psycho, the Invisible House is situated on 90 acres. The 5,500-square-foot building, completed in 2019, is made of concrete, steel and tempered glass. …whether that’s whipping up feasts in the huge chef’s kitchen, doing laps in the luxurious 100ft swimming pool, taking an unforgettable shower in a transparent cubicle, or simply relaxing with a drink in one of many comfortable seating areas. It’s only fitting, then, that this flat 22-storey skyscraper is created from mirrored glass that melts into the spectacular landscape, allowing you to connect with desert nature in the most jaw-dropping way imaginable.

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Chris wanted something “monolithic, reflective, ultra- minimal,” and he drew a rectangle to show his architect, Tomas Osinski, what he envisaged. Bedrooms and bathrooms have white partitions instead of doors as to not obstruct the views. It also sits on enough land where Adamo said it is "truly impossible to imagine" another home or building going up anywhere near the property that could disturb its panoramic views. (You’ll also be pleased to know that each bedroom comes equipped with remote-controlled blackout shades, for a sound night’s sleep).

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MoreYou also agree to our Terms of Use, and to our Privacy Policy regarding the information relating to you. This consent applies even if you are on a corporate, state or national Do Not Call list. The Invisible House in Joshua Tree looks like a skyscraper that has been airlifted from Manhattan and planted on its side in the middle of stunning scenery. It has sustainability built into the entire design with a mirrored exterior that makes this jaw-dropping structure blend in seamlessly with the surroundings while providing complete privacy and refracting the harsh desert sun to keep the interior cool.

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Escaping from LA’s corporate jungle, hundreds of painters and sculptors’ studios dot the high desert, giving it a Mad Max feel. A world-class chef’s kitchen makes ready-to-cater events a breeze with double ovens, a separate refrigerator and freezer storage, marble surfaces and Miele, Sub Zero and Wolf appliances anchored upon sleek concrete flooring. A Flos lighting system creates radiant ambient lighting with various colors to fit the mood. Prior to the construction of the home, the Hanleys had another, prefabricated abode.

Designed by owner and filmmaker Chris Hanley, with Gehry collaborator Tomas Osinski, in a roundabout way it exists thanks to Andy Warhol. Before he was producing films like Buffalo ’66, Spring Breakers, The Virgin Suicides and American Psycho (famous narcissist Patrick Bateman would have a field day with those reflective surfaces), Hanley and his wife Roberta were fixtures in the New York arts scene. Hanley’s Intergalactic Studios was frequented by artists including The Ramones and Afrika Bambaataa (“Planet Rock,” recorded at Intergalactic, pioneered digital sampling and paved the way for hip hop and electro rock). "You're buying a work of art — something that can't be found in any other place on Earth." Sharing a border with the Joshua Tree National Park, Invisible House is superbly nestled at the foot of a hill, amongst 90 private acres of impossibly scenic Californian High Desert land. Finding real-estate comps for such unique architecture located in a remote desert town with a population of just thousands, is impossible, according to Kirman.

A diverse digital database that acts as a valuable guide in gaining insight and information about a product directly from the manufacturer, and serves as a rich reference point in developing a project or scheme. News from Dezeen Events Guide, a listings guide covering the leading design-related events taking place around the world. Before constructing Invisible House, the designers carried out a biological survey to map out all the local plant and animal species. The Invisible House sits on a remote site 10 minutes from Downtown Joshua Tree, California.