Palm Springs Airport Self-Storage "Skybox"
James Cioffi Architect
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Date
2006Description
Overall view of top floor residence and business office, Airport Center Drive looking north; A retrofit residence that sits on top of the office portion of Palm Springs Airport Self-Storage, called the Skybox for its balcony views of the airport. The second-floor residence was built in the tradition of an owner or manager living "over the store," but the residents aren't involved in the business. The balcony which serves as a sort of observation tower is the highlight; the structure echoes the Mid-Century Modern style prevalent in Palm Springs. Cioffi is known locally for his "new desert modernist" architectural designs.
Type of Work
self-service storeSubject
architecture, business, commerce and trade, contemporary (1960 to present), Housing, mixed-use developments, revival styles, retrofit, Twenty-first century, Mid-Century Modernist
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