Kaufman Desert Villa｜Walking to the water’s edge, sit and watch the clouds rise

Richard Joseph Neutra is a famous American architect who was born into a wealthy Jewish family in Vienna, Austria.

The Kaufmann Desert Villa was designed by Richard Neutra after World War II for the winter vacation of Kaufmann and his family.

This building, which looks like a silver plane landing in the desert, is located in Pamus, a small town in southern California, USA.

Coincidentally, Kaufman, the owner of this desert villa, was also the owner who hired Wright to design the world-famous Fallingwater.

Fallingwater is the Kaufman family's summer vacation home, and Kaufman Desert Villa is their winter vacation home.

Richard Neutra's vision was to create comfortable, warm homes in desert landscapes and harsh climates.

A large area of ??green belt is set up around the villa, which not only prevents wind and sand, and beautifies the environment, but also does not affect the viewing of the desert landscape, helping the building to be better "built" on this land. .

The Kaufman Desert House is designed as a radial, giant windmill that blends into the surrounding landscape.

Every protruding part of this "big windmill" is connected to the outdoors, which not only extends the indoor line of sight to the outdoors, but also better integrates the indoor and outdoor environments, and also allows everyone to All rooms receive ample sunlight and good ventilation.

The building’s sense of volume is also reduced.

Neutra described this "windmill" in the desert in the book "The Mystery and Reality of Place": "The dusk brought peace, and the soft blue-purple of the mountainous landscape was a moving backdrop. It creates a mysterious and vivid phantom of the building, weightless yet clear and transparent. ”

“Built on the foundation, the combination of architectural techniques and artificial climate highlights California’s iconic weather, silvery moonlight and The sky is dotted with stars. ”

When good things come and go, you know your success. Walk to a waterless place and sit down to watch the clouds rise.

Look forward to a leisurely trip.