Paradise Palms Butterfly Roofed Golf Course Home For Sale – Las Vegas, NV

Situated on the 7^th fairway of the Las Vegas National Golf Course is this 1963 Palmer & Krisel-designed butterfly-roofed home new to the market. With 2,160 expanded square feet, this midcentury modern home home has recently undergone a traditionally-styled renovation and features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a two car garage and sits on a 13,500 square-foot lot with an in-ground pool and carries an asking price of $400,000.

Front of home

The south facing front yard features a lush green lawn flanked by a pair of mesquite trees and lined with pyracantha shrubs. Over the years, a two car garage was added to the east side of the home, and the original carport on the north side was enclosed and covered with shadow H-block veneer. A small screen parapet extends across the roof of the former carport disguising mechanical equipment from street view. Original shadow H-block extends up the chimney and to the east of the front door.

Entry hall with original shadow block

Living room

Living room - master is accessed through doorway between wall treatments

Living room and entry hall

Kitchen as viewed from living room

The interior of the entry hall is lined with original shadow H-block and leads to the both the hallway and offset living room. The living areas are floored in hardwood, and the living room is anchored by a signature Krisel modernist fireplace, with pyramidal hood and floating hearth, flanked with clerestories. The dining area sits just off the living room, and overlooks the backyard and swimming pool area through a large sliding glass door.

Dining room and kitchen

Kitchen and living room

Kitchen, dining and living rooms all blend as one with minimal separation of space

The kitchen has been opened up to the living area, featuring a large rectangular pass-through in front of the kitchen sink, eliminating privacy within the living areas and necessitating a consistently clean kitchen. The cabinetry has been updated with traditionally-styled glass paneled doors, stainless steel appliances, composite counters and mosaic tile backsplashes.  

Master bedroom

Master bedroom

Master bathroom

The master bedroom sits in the former original carport, overlooking the backyard. Original beams from the carport line the ceiling of this flat-roofed rectangular portion of the home, and the master bathroom sits towards the front of the room. The master bath has received a spa-style makeover, with tub, shower, and large vanity.

Secondary bedroom

Secondary bedroom 

Guest bathroom

The secondary bedrooms and original master all sit on the east side of the home, accessed from the hallway opposite  the entry. The former master sits towards the front of the home, while the secondary bedrooms sit at the rear. The beds and baths are generally in their original configurations, with the bedrooms featuring their original clerestories and windows. The guest bath has been updated with a stall shower replacing the signature Krisel sunken bathtub, and traditionally-styled fixtures have replaced originals.

Backyard view

Back of home

Backyard

Covered patio at backyard

The backyard features a large in-ground pool sited between the home and the golf course, visible from all rear-facing rooms. A covered patio sits off of the dining room, extending across the rear wall of the home. A wrought iron view fence allows for views of the adjacent fairway, and a mature olive tree lends shade to the turf portions of the rear yard.

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Kings Point 1968 William Krisel, AIA-Designed Home For Sale – Palm Springs, CA

This 1968 William Krisel, AIA-designed late midcentury patio home is located in Palm Springs’ Kings Point community, on the second fairway of the Indian Canyons Golf Club. With three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a two-car garage in 2,841 square feet, the asking price on this home is $799,000 with a monthly HOA fee of $502.

Front of home

Entry

The exterior of the property is classic Kings Point, with clean white-on-white architecture and bright white stone accents against a white stucco façade topped with a multi-layered flat roof. Simple, clean landscape highlights the front of the home, which consists of lush green turf, low water use cacti and a mature Mediterranean fan palm. A pair of bright yellow double doors located within a small courtyard offers a pop of color to visitors, and give instant recognition to the home.

Main living room

Living room

Living room

Living room

Secondary living area

Dining Room

The entry leads visitors into the main, open living room which is defined by a raised, voluminous ceiling surrounded by clerestory windows. An open ceiling walkway defines the hall along the south die of the room, leading to the bedrooms. Like most other Kings Point home, this property offers a secondary living area at the rear of the home, open to both the dining room and primary living room, anchored by Krisel’s signature modernist fireplace. Large floor to ceiling windows tie the secondary living area together with the adjacent dining room, and offer panoramic views of the golf course and mountains beyond.

Kitchen and breakfast nook

Kitchen

Kitchen

The kitchen sits just off of the dining area, and features bamboo cabinetry, composite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. A small breakfast nook with a flush mount sputnik light sits just off the kitchen, while three gold pendant lights hang just above the open counter area. The laundry room and garage are located just behind the kitchen.

Family room addition at rear of home

Master bedroom

Master bath

Secondary bedroom

Secondary bedroom

Guest bath

A large family room addition has been placed on the rear of the home behind the master bedroom, which features a freestanding fireplace, a third dining area and large windows overlooking the backyard. The master bedroom sits just off this room, and features generous proportions and a small window overlooking the side yard. The secondary bedrooms sit along the south side of the home, and provide sliding glass doors to the side yard patio areas. All three bathrooms have been updated with clean-lined modern materials, and features floating vanities and pristine white tile.

Rear of home

Backyard patio area

Backyard patio and signature Krisel sunflap

The backyard consists mainly of a small patio area, with a low-lying hedgerow separating the property from the adjacent fairway. A small covered patio sits just off the secondary living and dining room areas, topped by Krisel’s signature sunflap design.

Stunning views, modernist architecture and a superb location in a nearly wind-free community make this home a must have. For those looking for a luxury dream home, this is it. 

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1954 North Garden Grove Palmer & Krisel For Sale – Garden Grove, CA

Situated in northern Garden Grove, CA is this 1954 Palmer & Krisel-designed home which has been floundering on the market for the past few months. The home features four bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,314 square feet, and features a large grassy back yard and a two-car garage all on a tidy 7,300 square-foot north/south lot with an asking price of $510,000.

Front yard

The home is laid out length-wise on the lot, with the bedrooms at the front of the home, the entrance at the center and the living and dining areas at the rear of the property. A large, well-manicured front lawn accented with a mature palm greets visitors and guests to the property, while a long driveway leads to the formerly detached garage and entry which are pushed towards the rear of the lot.

Living room

Living room

The entry opens directly into the living room which sits towards the rear of the home. All ceilings are original open-beamed vaulted celotex panels, allowing for the relatively small home to feel much larger than it is. A stacked brick modernist fireplace sits opposite the entry, and serves as the focal point for the living room.

The south-facing living room wall is shared with the dining room and features original clerestories and a large sliding glass door leading to the backyard. Windows flanking the sliding glass door originally would have extend to the floor, but have been reduced in size and replaced with mullioned vinyl windows. The dining room sits adjacent to the rear wall, and is open to the kitchen area.  

Kitchen with well worn original cabinetry

Kitchen

The kitchen still maintains its original cabinetry and stainless steel portal oven. The lower cabinets feature original sliding doors, a feature seen on other Krisel-designed homes. A small laundry room has been added onto the side of the home, serving as a transition between the former detached garage and main home.

Guest bathroom

Bedroom

The four bedrooms sit at the front of the home, and the two on the end appear to both maintain their original clerestory windows. The bathrooms appear to updated, with simple, generic materials that are functional but not outstanding and not what one would expect in a half-million-dollar home.  The south-facing backyard has a large covered patio off of the living room. Two large tree flank both side of the grassy yard, while the remainder of the space is blank slate.

Backyard patio

Backyard

Backyard & rear wall of garage

With the original kitchen this home could make a great restoration candidate. The bones are all there, and the structure appears to be in decent condition, with a perfect blank slate yard ready for some creativity.

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