room ▁vac ation ▁house ▁in ▁Pal m ▁Spr ings , ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁desert ▁landscape ▁while ▁offering ▁shelter ▁from ▁har sh ▁clim atic ▁conditions . ▁Lar ge ▁sl iding - glass ▁walls ▁open ▁the ▁living ▁spaces ▁and ▁master ▁bed room ▁to ▁adjacent ▁p ati os . ▁Major ▁out door ▁rooms ▁are ▁en closed ▁by ▁a ▁row ▁of ▁mov able ▁vertical ▁fins ▁that ▁offer ▁flexible ▁protection ▁against ▁sand st orm s ▁and ▁inten se ▁heat . ▁ ▁A ▁combined ▁living ▁and ▁d ining ▁space , ▁roughly ▁square , ▁lies ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁While ▁the ▁house ▁fav ors ▁an ▁east - west ▁axis , ▁four ▁long , ▁per pend icular ▁wings ▁extend ▁in ▁each ▁cardinal ▁direction ▁from ▁the ▁living ▁areas . ▁Th ought ful ▁pla cement ▁of ▁larger ▁rooms ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁wing ▁helps ▁define ▁adjacent ▁out door ▁rooms , ▁with ▁circul ation ▁occurr ing ▁both ▁ind o ors ▁and ▁out . ▁ ▁The ▁south ▁wing ▁connect s ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁real m ▁and ▁includes ▁a ▁car port ▁and ▁two ▁long , ▁covered ▁walk ways . ▁These ▁walk ways ▁are ▁separated ▁by ▁a ▁massive ▁stone ▁wall ▁and ▁lead ▁to ▁public ▁and ▁service ▁entries , ▁respectively . ▁The ▁east ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁living ▁space ▁by ▁a ▁north - f acing ▁internal ▁gallery ▁and ▁houses ▁a ▁master ▁bed room ▁suite . ▁To ▁the ▁west , ▁a ▁kitchen , ▁service ▁spaces , ▁and ▁staff ▁qu arters ▁are ▁reached ▁by ▁a ▁covered ▁b