Through the combined efforts of modernist expertise in architecture, landscape and home décor, this new-build home draws inspiration from classic Mid Century Modern design principles while incorporating energy-effi ciency and sustainability of today.

By Lindsay Jarvis 

VAN KEPPEL-GREEN LOUNGERS FROM THE 1940s WERE LOVINGLY RESTORED BY THE HOMEOWNERS AND SIT BY THE LUXURIOUS SPA THAT CASCADES INTO THE POOL. ARCHITECT LANCE O’DONNELL KEPT CONTINUITY OF MATERIALS IN MIND WHEN CREATING A SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM INSIDE TO OUTSIDE, USING POURED CONCRETE THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR AND SAND-WASHED CONCRETE ON THE EXTERIOR, ENSURING THE COLORATION IS CONTINUOUS. “THE INTERIOR WALL FINISHES ARE SMOOTH, AND THAT TRANSITIONS OUTDOORS TO SMOOTH STUCCO,” LANCE ADDS.

Photography by Lance Gerber

After a visit to Palm Springs Modernism Week in 2011, Brian Eberhart, a retired orthodontist, and his wife, Lisa, quickly realized their one-time trip had turned into something much more. “We fell in love with the city, the architecture, the weather, the mountains and the varied outdoor activities. We were tiring of the harsh winter climate of northern Indiana,” says Lisa. By 2013, Lisa and Brian had met with a realtor from the Paul Kaplan Group, Gary Johns, who showed them several Mid Century Modern listings as well as an available empty lot in the Chino Canyon area of northwest Palm Springs.

THE 1965 BARRACUDA ADDS SOME CURB APPEAL TO THE HOME. “BRIAN DROVE IT 2000 MILES FROM MISHAWAKA, INDIANA, TO PALM SPRINGS WITHOUT A BLIP!” SAYS HOMEOWNER LISA EBERHART. THE GRAY MASONRY BLOCK  PRIVACY WALL ALLOWED FOR THE GUEST WING COURTYARD, AND THE MATERIAL CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE EXTERIOR SPACES, EVEN FLOWING INTO SOME PARTS OF THE INTERIOR. USING HARDSCAPING,  LANDSCAPE DESIGNER WILLIAM KOPELK  CREATED A PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY FROM  THE DRIVEWAY TO THE FRONT DOOR WITH CONCRETE PADS, AND A SECOND PARKING SPACE (SEEN TO THE RIGHT OF THE CAR).  THANKS TO HIS THOUGHTFUL PLAN, THE  DRIVEWAY LOOKS LIKE A COHESIVE PART  OF THE OVERALL DESIGN WHEN IT’S NOT  BEING USED.