Archinect - News2024-05-02T21:04:05-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150336335/joshua-tree-s-mirrored-invisible-house-lists-for-18-million
Joshua Tree’s mirrored Invisible House lists for $18 million Josh Niland2023-01-20T12:11:00-05:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/26/268fdccaf8862c77e15cd3054a11bcfe.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>An eye-catching new landmark of an architecturally <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150306889/are-airbnbs-and-ultramodern-architecture-killing-the-vibe-in-joshua-tree-california" target="_blank">changed community</a> is now up for grabs after designer Tomas Osinski’s Invisible House hit the market in Joshua Tree, California, for $18 million.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/33/334aa57fd69a72abfd0fd8e10a0d3cbf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/33/334aa57fd69a72abfd0fd8e10a0d3cbf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Aaron Kirman Group</figcaption></figure><p>The mirror-clad 5,490-square-foot home was completed with the help of owners and film producers Chris and Roberta Hanley in 2019 and has since alternated between an <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/755137040389728919" target="_blank">Airbnb rental</a> and <a href="https://www.invisible.house/" target="_blank">film location</a> since completion. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/26/26d2e7afc9f7f402e9a82765774cb629.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/26/26d2e7afc9f7f402e9a82765774cb629.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Aaron Kirman Group</figcaption></figure><p>“The building is more about the desert surroundings than about itself,” Osinski <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/invisible-house-hanley-2243698" target="_blank">said</a> to <em>Artnet</em> recently, adding that its design “started as a single room and outdoor pool, and organically [became] what it is now.”</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5e/5e1d759ffa8ef88c590696ee3c9ffc27.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5e/5e1d759ffa8ef88c590696ee3c9ffc27.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Aaron Kirman Group</figcaption></figure><p>With a total of three bedrooms and four full baths, the house sits on a 60-acre plot 10 minutes from the town’s unique <a href="https://www.desertsun.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2014/12/25/unique-charm-of-joshua-tree-downtown-threatened-by-dollar-general/20779049/" target="_blank">main drag</a> and is cantilevered on one end with an indoor pool and raw concrete floors encased in the same aviary-friendly <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150293253/birdproof-glass-technology-is-getting-better-but-its-popularity-still-hasn-t-taken-off" target="_blank">bird-proof glass</a> used in commerc...</p>