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| Ocotillo Lodge Location Map |
The Ocotillo Lodge in Palm Springs, California was designed
by Palmer & Krisel in 1955 and completed in 1957. The lodge was commissed
by the Alexander Construction Company and Joseph Dunas as a destination resort
to attract potential homeowners to the Coachella Valley. The original landscape
of the nearly seven-acre property is attributed to Garret Eckbo, with interior
design work attributed to Charles J. Aufferth Jr.
The complex features distinctive Krisel-lines, with the exaggerated
sunflap porte cochere, narrow window bands, decorative block work, shadow block, open-beamed
ceilings, post-and-beam style construction, vertical banding and varied
overhangs. It’s a fantastic complex of mid-century modern vacation units that are
approximately 500 square-feet in size, and can be purchased individually for
less than $200,000.
If you're looking for a classic place to stay in Palm Springs, there's plenty of rentals available at the complex; sites such as flipkey, VRBO and trip advisor have plenty of availability.
Thanks to the Getty Archive, we have three photographs taken by Julius Shulman of the Ocotillo Lodge c. 1958. These three photos are © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10).
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| © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10) |
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| © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10) |
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| © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10) |
Amazing.
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