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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Palm Springs, California, United Statesen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1957 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorAlexander Construction Companyen_US
dc.creatorKrisel, Williamen_US
dc.date1957en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-17T20:46:52Z
dc.date.available2014-12-17T20:46:52Z
dc.date.issued1957en_US
dc.identifier252307en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 3123en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/167865
dc.descriptionLandscaping installed in 2006 designed by William Krisel; The Alexanders' foray into desert tract homes began with Twin Palms Estates, named for the two palm trees included in the front landscaping of each home. For the Twin Palms houses, Krisel chose a square floor plan, because it was the most economical. Most of the three bedroom units were only 1,200 square feet in size. As with the other designs by Krisel, each house had different embellishments and orientations, making them look custom. This property has a Class 1 historic designation in Palm Springs. The style of the house is a good example of post and beam structure with a double butterfly roof. This is described as a "Floating Butterfly" roofline with an asymmetrical sloping V shape over the living portion of the house. The more common "Extended Butterfly" extends over the carport. The "Floating Butterfly" was not repeated in any other Alexander neighborhood and only 12 were built. The original carport and breezeway entry features are intact. In 2006 Williams Krisel helped the owner design the current landscaping to reflect the spirit of the original. Source: Palm Springs [city government website]; palmspringsca.gov (accessed 7/21/2014)en_US
dc.format.mediumwood; stucco (fiberboard); concrete block; glassen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectCity planningen_US
dc.subjectHousingen_US
dc.subjectRestoration and conservationen_US
dc.subjectXeriscapingen_US
dc.subjectsuburbsen_US
dc.subjecttract homesen_US
dc.subjectDesert Modernismen_US
dc.subjectTwentieth centuryen_US
dc.subjectMid-Century Modernisten_US
dc.title1070 E. Apache Road, "Alexander" homeen_US
dc.title.alternativeFloating Butterfly style "Alexander" homeen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A1-PALKRI-ARH-A11en_US
vra.culturalContextAmericanen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypehouseen_US
dc.contributor.displayAlexander Construction Company (American real estate building and development firm, ca. 1950-1965); William Krisel (American architect, born 1924)en_US


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