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Palm Springs, California
Responding to the freedom of movement so intrinsic to the desertscape of Palm Springs, the mid-century Palmer/Krisel design in Las Palmas was brilliantly reinterpreted by the current owner to capture an even bolder contemporary aesthetic. Under the butterfly-winged roof rests…
Shakespeare’s Island, Glenbrook, Nevada
Shakespeare’s Island enthralls as it has since the early 1900s. Owned by the original family, the Tahoe landmark extols the era past with natural splendor and lodgelike spirit. Embracing five parcels, over six acres with two buoys, a breakwater, beach…
Glenbrook, Nevada
Excitement begins at the glass entrance doors. From here, three stunning levels showcase Lake Tahoe from panoramic interiors and inspiring terraced gardens along 208 feet of lakefront with a pier and two buoys. An elevator presents the dreamy settings: a…
Rancho los Arboles, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Rancho los Arboles takes its name from the estate’s venerable trees, such as a wonderful 350-year-old mesquite. An Edenic paradise of some 7.4 acres of wildflowers, butterflies, fruit orchards, and forest surrounds the sweeping 5,046-square-foot hacienda with luxuriant beauty. The…
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
It was on British Columbia’s breathtakingly beautiful Salt Spring Island that architect Van Norman created his seaside home in 1945. Groomed for over sixty years since, with his Arbutus grove now becoming a giant canopy of dappled sunlight, the fabled…
Mellon Family Estate, Lyford Cay, Bahamas
Built in the 1970s as a winter sanctuary for a member of Philadelphia’s renowned Mellon family, the Bahamas compound glorifies nearly 200 feet of white-sand beach at the western end of Lyford Cay. Perching majestically above the turquoise sea, the…
Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii
Atop a black sand beach, the Big Island’s Hale Maluhia personifies the spirit of Hawaii. A luxurious oasis unto itself, on 2.3 acres overlooking Honoka’ope Bay and with world-class golf privileges at Mauna Lani Resort, the poolside dreamworld is a…