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From far away, it may seem like your eyes are deceiving you, but if you look closely, you’ll find one of architecture’s greatest illusions: the Invisible House.
Situated in the Mojave Desert, this Joshua Tree residence has earned its name from its reflective glass that blends into the rocky backdrop.
Whether it be day or night; clear or cloudy skies, the minimalist home seamlessly melds into the national park’s rugged surroundings.
Through its multiple TV appearances and famous ads shot at the house, plus being owned by A-list indie film producers Chris and Roberta Hanley best known for their work on American Psycho the modernist abode is recognizable worldwide.
If you’ve got a deep enough pocketbook we’re talking around $18 million the mirrored home can be yours.
The property purchased by the couple in the early 2000s already had a vacation home built on it, but they later learned the size was not in accordance with local regulations.
Subsequently, Chris began to draw up plans for another desert abode. Inspired partly by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001.
A Space Odyssey movie and with seemingly New York City skyscraper-esque qualities, he informed The Wall Street Journal that his design consisted of “just a rectangle on paper”.
He continued that he thought of it as a “monolithic, reflective, ultra-minimal thing.”
In 2019, Chris and legendary Los Angeles architect Tomas Osinski completed the house after six years of hard work.
Situated on a roughly 225-foot property, the house is supported by concrete columns to avoid disturbing the giant boulders that make up its landscape.
To ensure comfort in the face of harsh temperatures, a heat-reflective Solarcool glass wraps the entire exterior giving it a mirror-like look while also filtering out ultraviolet rays and infrared frequencies – a costly solution at $700,000 for delivery alone.
Sustainably minded, eco-friendly foam roofing was added and a solar-thermal system was installed to generate electricity and hot water.
This minimalistic property boasts a 5,500-square-foot area, three en suite bedrooms, a kitchen and a dining area.
It also has an indoor pool of 100 feet in the living room with glass walls that open to the outdoors on three sides.
Moreover, the primary bedroom showcases a bed on a 2,500-pound glass frame which required two days and five workers to get inside.
All furnishings are included as part of the sale.
Aaron Kirman of AKG | Christie’s International Real Estate expressed his thoughts on this ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ the Invisible House located in the desert provides unique intangibles that can only be experienced at the property itself.
Sources: robreport
