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Serenity Residence in Indian Wells
Apr 9, 2022
Architects: Whipple Russell Architects
Location: Indian Wells, California, USA

Photos: Joe Fletcher
Serenity Residence, CA
The desert is open space and long views, but also the close-up, detailed perfection of the cactus flower. It is nature?s serene minimalism. This is the setting for our project inside the gated community of The Vintage in Indian Wells, California.

The Serenity Residence project involved deep creative collaboration with clients Bob Davidson and Lisa Park. Lisa, an artist herself, partnered with architect Marc Whipple and the W^R team on every aspect of the interior design, and personally curated or co-designed each of the many art pieces throughout the house. Bob, a businessman and engineer, has a passion for racing and cars, and also for collecting fine wines. So, at the start, the program was going to include dazzling and innovative ways of displaying cars and wine, that would be both highly visible and striking artistic statements.
This house is a modern canvas upon which this artist and engineer could play out their strong vision and sense of creative adventure. A home they could call, Serenity.

The Program

The Vintage community requires all home construction to be one story in height. Our clients wanted the space of a two-story house, so the solution was to dig down. Whipple ...