More Spectacular Pools
Book Edited by Marina Ubach
Photography by Pere Planells
Palms Springs, California. USA
Donald Wexler was one of a group of architects – along with Albert Frey, Richard Neutra, John Lautner, R. M. Schindler and Frank Lloyd Wright – who transformed Palm Springs from the 1950s onwards, making this city in the middle of a desert a veritable symbol of architectural modernity. This classic project, designed by Wexler in the 1960s, is simple and rationalist. The passage of time has not rendered it obsolete. The rectangular swimming pool, set along the central axis of the terrace, is made of white-tinted concrete, with a dark blue frieze of small tiles marking out the interior perimeter of the pool and the access area. The latter is a separate level that spans the width of the pool, although steps on one side provide a more conventional entrance into the water. Some light outdoor chairs indicate the sunbathing area, situated at the entrance to the pool. The terrace has been designed with exquisite care: small gardens dot the area around the pool, along with flowerpots, planted with a variety of species, and palm trees, the emblematic tree of this region.
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