Inside a Breathtaking Desert Mansion That Looks Like A Fossil | Unique Spaces | Architectural Digest
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- Today on Architectural Digest we visit Joshua Tree in California to tour the awe-inspiring Kellogg Doolittle Residence. The sensational build was designed by organic architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg and his protegee John Vugrin in the 1980s taking over 20 years to complete. Upon first glance, you would be forgiven for thinking this property was a living creature; the magnificent structure appears skeletal with 26 cast-concrete pieces fanning out in resemblance of vertebrae. An art piece in and of itself, it is no wonder this unique space is considered one of Kellogg’s greatest masterpieces.
Director: Meg Sutton
Director of Photography: AJ Young
Editor: Daniel Finn
Guest: John Vugrin
Producer: Chase Lewis
Line Producer: Joe Buscemi
Associate Producer: Landrie Hatcher
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Kevin Balash
Camera Operator: Josh Andersen
Drone Operator: Arran Alps
Audio: Will Miller
Production Assistant: Marquis Wooten
Post Production Supervisor: Andrew Montague
Post Production Coordinator: Holly Frew
Supervising Editor: Christina Mankellow
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward
Colorist: Oliver Eid
Special Thanks: Scott Leonard
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It's amazing how primitive and futuristic it looks at the same time. It feels ancient yet very modern. It's artistically functional.
To say it's functional is a stretch. Try sitting at that bar for a few drinks. Goodbye kneecaps.
@nullobject functional for the owner at least.
Ah rich people stuff..
Artistically functional is the perfect description.
@Bene Gesserit... Yes! I kept thinking if Fred Flintstone and George Jetson got together to build a house, it would end up looking something like this.
I'm surprised this house is not more widely known. It is a true masterpiece.
C’est une sculpture une œuvre d’art 😮
Yes it's unreal
Probably has to do with the owners being introverts, like the guy mentioned.
@_V_ I'm not sure that the term introverts described the owners well. Their option to live at distance or even isolation, doesn't make them introverted. And it might be something completely unrelated, for example they are motivated by the desert lifestyle
I'd assume the interior designer knows the owners better than us. I'm just relaying what he mentioned as to maybe why not many know about this house.
Introverted ppl tend to be more private, hence not wanting the attention their house would get. Being introverted is not a negative thing.
The architect and the interior designer/fabricator are absolutely genius. I've never seen such an immersive and integrated expression of architecture, design and artistry.
Ken Kellogg is one of the most unique organic architects ever and one of the first to bring it to residential. He has some very amazing and lesser known homes he’s designed all throughout Southern California. One of my favorites is of course the Doolittle house as well as “Wingsweep”.
I thought it was designed by Bart Prince or Eugene Tsui
How lucky is a talented designer/craftsman would meet a client who doesn't limit his vision and has the deep pocket to let him do the masterpiece such as this house. It's every artist, designer's dream.
an great engineers and constructors team
The attention to detail and the seamless blend of modern aesthetics with natural elements is truly impressive. I found myself captivated by the stunning visuals and the thoughtful explanations provided by the architect. It's fascinating to witness the creative process behind such remarkable structures. Thank you, Architectural Digest, for sharing this inspiring content!
This is not a mansion. It’s art
Pretty Much...Yeah?!
Absolutely
Add few friendly neighborhood would be amazing too
It's both.
It's still a mansion....
What an incredibly inspirational and unique house. Totally in awe, and the passion and skill that has gone into it's formation. Wonderful also to see John's feelings and emotions pour out in describing the construction. Wow! Thanks for producing this.
It is as if Antoni Gaudí had been born again in the desert.
Organic architecture at the highest level.
Thank you for bringing it , I enjoyed it very much.
There isn't a grain of semblance with Gaudi here, but obviously it's the only architect you folk know about.
My first thought was a fossil, so I think they’ve successfully conveyed their message there, but as I saw more and more, I’m reminded of the biomechanical designs of H.R. Geiger. I love this house as the amazing piece of artutecture that it is.
Yes!!
It looks so unique and alien to Earth, yet so perfectly ensconced in its surroundings at the same time. Lovely! 😍
I'm so happy that John gets to play with this. And it's FASCINATING. There are SO FEW houses that are so genuinely thoughtful and still livable.
It's ancient, it's futuristic, it's contemporary... it's so perfect! Kudos to everybody involved in building this
It's also My house. I live there lol
i want to like your comment but it's at 222 likes :))
Ancient, futuristic and contemporary. Like something out of Star Wars or Dune.
🤌🏾✨
@Lucinda Debrah OCD?
Lost for words, breathtaking, stunning! So happy to find this video on YT, thank you for showing! Wish we would see more of these beautiful curves and out-of-the-box architecture :)
They perfectly incorporated the boulders inside, sculptures as if it was part of their art collection. I almost didn’t want the video to end.
Wow, I thought that this would be one of those ridiculous whimsical projects that these rich people with no idea of what to make with their billions would throw his money in just to say that it's big and it cost whatever, but this thing is really really beautiful and creative. There should be a whole neighborhood like that. A whole town. Made like that, all over the rocks.
I don't know how I feel about this. It is fascinating and terrifying at the same time. A modern-day tomb.
I know how I feel about it. It's grotesque. Dunno how anyone could live there.
my friends and I had an art show in 2021. it was incredible to be able to spend a couple days just taking in all the details of this place, honestly it would take me months if not years to see all the intricate beauty that John meshed into this place. Thanks to Scott and Keiko and Carl for making this possible!
Beautiful. I’m mesmerized by how organic and unique and timeless this space feels. Looks like a museum of design
Have to pick my jaw off the floor. This is fantasy like vision, design, details and craftsmanship. The amount of thought & details that went into this masterpiece is amazing.
One of the most beautiful houses I've ever seen. Throughout the whole video, I was imagining myself buying this house someday and living in it. ♥️💐
keep dreaming, this only for born into money people
Wow. I always love these videos because it feels like the house is alive, and allowing you to see it’s insides and workings. Feels like a house that grew and wasn’t made. If you’re interested read more on organic architecture
This desert manion is unique, primitive and extremely organic in design. It is very different. It is beautiful. It does look like a fossil.
I think this piece of architecture should be named “If Fred Flintstone was a Billionaire”.
Sorry, I think it’s hideous. It’s probably why it is not well known. It is so unlivable.
It almost feels like a museum and a treat to geologists/paleontologists. It's just so amazing.
This is what Flinstone would buy if he kept that manager job.
I think its a treat for everyone. Don't have to be an artist to appreciate art.
@tinycatmakfat Well, that is definitely true 😅😊
The Doolittle has has been a great inspiration to me as a builder, welder and desert dweller
Jaw dropping piece of art. Mindblowing the intricate details. It takes my breath away! What a legacy for this brilliant architect!!!
what amazes me is how long they've been working on this! really goes to show a house is as much a living creature as the people in it. it's an ongoing project that takes a lot of love & labour before creative visions are fully realised.
I never understood the idea of a 'dream house' until I saw this. Absolutely incredible!!!!
I find this house beyond artistic. It’s a masterpiece! It’s breathtakingly beautiful, but it feels scary. It’s definitely inspiring.
This is a museum quality built. This shows how modern architecture can also be full of characters.
i wish it were a museum!!!
Like the whole alphabet?
A friend of mine lived in the Joshua Tree area. We got to stay there for a while, too. That whole area is absolutely magical. That house is perfectly suited for such an area. I’m curious how it is heated and cooled. It’s prone to extremes on both ends. I wonder if the fireplace is enough to heat it? But cooling off is another thing entirely.
I love how every corner of it has a story telling. Every detail compliments in a way that it's not exaggerated. A master piece beyond imagination. ❣👏
I’m devoid of adjectives to describe this masterpiece of inventive yet organic free thought. Brilliant, perhaps the most abstract yet thematic house in the world. No guardrails or cultural norms in this design, just whatever the moment suggested, and in great detail, no inch overlooked.
What a labor of love. It’s simply incredible and a privilege just to see inside. Bravo!
Buildings now look more and more alike, and it's really interesting that every designer does their best to tell the public how unique their designs are. There is no doubt that their introduction can be used by others. But this design is very creative and breaks the common definition of architecture. The designer, by the way, looks a lot like Le Corbusier.
Feels like a mansion of an extraterrestrial duke who has reigned for hundreds of years. An Artwork perfectly blended into the environment. My eyes have never observed anything like this.
It is indeed the same feeling like looking at Mark Rothko's painting
Hahah, perfectly said! I binge a ton of architecture videos and this is easilyyy my favourite
I love how sci-fi your comment is.
reminds me of a house in Dune
Speechless. The blood, sweat & tears that have gone into the house since 1989 astounds me. Forget about the skill in its design, fabrication & installation. Heck, think of assembling all of that in the remote, hostile setting of the unforgiving desert. How do humans achieve so much?
The house is as close as it gets to the Oculus desert living space. So beautiful, tranquil, and the magic of Joshua Tree! Thank you so much for featuring this house.
Genius and magical! I would love to see people living and entertaining in these houses - perhaps a segment at the end after the tour - to bring these 'art galleries' to life...
Is it normal this bring tears to my eyes? Can we be amazed by another arquitecture after this? Its brilliant the amount of detail! This is so inspiring I was holding my breath while watching this I think my heart stopped for a little bit! Thank you for showing it to us.
Absolutely stunning! Of all the homes I’ve seen on A.D. (and elsewhere) this is most beautiful and my favorite.
I have never ever seen a structure such as this house. Beyond words.
I would love to be inside this/these architects mind(s).
GENIUS
I think this is easily one of my favourite homes you've featured this far. The uniqueness, the AMOUNT OF DETAILS!!! the different use of materials, colours, playfulness with shapes, there are so many components but it all ties so well together. I'm so blown away and just makes me so happy knowing this house exists.
i have no words. there are no words capable of describing the momumental beauty of this creation. my perception of interior design and architecture has been permanently changed after watching this.
absolutely mind blowing.
This design seems so impossible and it’s inspiring to know that this was possible to bring to life
this feels like a museum. The house is like a part of the architects family.
Masterpiece. Ancient, organic and futuristic at the same time. Impressive. Most impressive.
This house is a masterpiece of art! I hope it stays the way it is forever and never gets rebuilt. The bathroom and the main bedroom at night with the view of the stars are my big favorite rooms 🥰
I was lucky enough to visit this house last year and it was beyond my imagination. Really a life changing experience!
Can anyone visit the house? Or was it a once in a lifetime opportunity for ya?
The most well integrated and truly artistic design of architecture I've ever seen in a house.
Beyond anything I’ve ever seen before ! This is a testament to design architecture…so cool !
Simply divine architecture..Flawless execution of the original idea with quality materials. 11/10
Wow! It’s so beautiful and artistic. It truly is art ❤
It’s as if humans found an abandoned but fully intact structure built by unknown intelligent beings and moved into it. The design is so other-worldly. Incredible.
apparently they have found a number of such things according to the recent whistle blower David Grusch, pretty interesting news story developing at the moment.
Love how futuristic it is yet as close to nature as possible. Totally dream house.
Incredible! The main space and the fireplace especially. I think the guest bedroom shows that the interior and shell might both be more powerful if they had a bit more breathing space.
I've NEVER in my 74 years, seen anything so beautiful! Beyond-space-modern that is warm and comforting rather than slicingly sterile! Such utter genius!!! Bravo!
This is so incredibly beautiful! I hope some day the house becomes a museum that the public can visit, like Falling Water.
Falling Water, step aside for this one!!!!!
i can't get over how it feels like a wondrous and slightly futuristic museum that is also a palace - yet also like the cosiest place on earth
This is incredible. It's a giant sculpture more than anything... absolute masterpiece.
Jeez I'd love to see the fabrication processes for all of that metal. Those chairs, switch plates, door handles ! Very inspiring. The way he designed the colors of the house to flow seamlessly into the surrounding rocks and colors is very nice.
the passion in his words about this project is inspiring. would love a chance to be able to visit this property
This is the most beautiful house ever created. Literally in awe of this masterpiece. Just wow
So freaking awesome, I never knew this place existed, what a pleasure to have seen it, total Masterpiece.
Much much love this is absolute genius what you have designed, fantastic
Yes, I am tired of so many modern houses looking so boring, like blocks. This is modern, but also creative. Cant stand the death of detail- this is refreshing.
it definitely has a 1990’s vibe but becuase the elements inside are so intricately and thematically designed, it became unique and timeless.
Try to afford it, then you'll realise why cubicals has more sense.
@Helloverlord
I wonder what his job is??
@Ms. Renee A. Jones Job..😆😅🤣😂
The problem(s) with architecture and building like this is sustainability, but not in the environmental-impact sense. The sustainability problem that this house, for example, faces is that, once the architect, this interior designer, and whomever else that worked in this house retires and/or passes away, who is going to know how to sustain and maintain this house? If something breaks, like the plumbing, how are they going to fix it behind 2 feet of pressed rock?
This is not to say this house was poorly made (quite the opposite, actually), but it is to legitimize why there are “so many modern houses” that are “boring, like blocks.”
Beyond a masterpiece! Truly breathtaking magnum opus. Would be like living inside a beautiful alien skeleton/luxury spaceship…
Thank you for showing us this! ♥️♥️♥️
His inner thoughts sharing is very moving and inspiring! Thank you for showing us this masterpiece of architecture!
This is the most impressive mansion I've ever seen. It's so primitive and contemporary at the same time.
one of the most authentic houses ive ever laid my eyes on. Just pure art and dedication.
Very weird place, during the day it didn't seem cosy at all but it looked really warm and nice at nighttime with the lights on. Very unique and eye catching property.
So cool looking. I don't think I could deal with what looks like huge piles of dirt. If it was a giant pile of granite or marble or something I'd be ok with that. That architecture is stunning.
Wow! Very creative. Amazing structure, pieces, art, fabulously designed. 👏🏼
It is a timeless piece of architecture; all past current and futuristic at the same time .
I've spent years looking at beautiful houses but I have never seen anything as original or amazing as this.
Bart Prince? Eugene Tsui? Javier Senosiain? Bruce Goff?
This channel looks at some truly amazing houses BUT it definitely needs a 4k resolution to fully appreciate every part of it.
This house is incredibly 1990s in the absolute best way; it's like a piece of impossible CG architecture - anyone remember Myst and Riven? - but it's real. I fully expect to find a puzzle hidden among all these stone bones and crafted fossils.
A masterpiece of organic architecture.
This is the most stunning super villain’s lair I’ve ever seen. It’s like a film set in a futuristic movie. Breathtakingly beautiful and original in every detail.
Very nice, with skeletal organic composition, thank you for sharing your creative works.
As an artist, I bow down to you 🙏🏼 Each and every part of the space is very carefully designed and modified. It's certainly one of the highest level of high you can get in creativity! It will stand the test of time gracefully.
Wow, I'm amazed by the curved, twist, and bend. It seems everything is custom-made. I'm inspired by the atmosphere like living in another world.
Wow, I can’t even say this house is a master piece… it’s beyond that!
A beautiful, amazing piece of art made up of many, many artworks. Breathtaking! I'd find it overwhelming to live in but greatly admire the uniqueness and bold imitation of nature.
Absolutely in love & awe of this masterpiece! Wonderful, thank you for showing this to me!
Absolutely stunning. So unique and so elegant. Almost everything is so beautiful. Reminds me of the intricate structures you can find built by Tunisians or Turks or other people, when they feel inspired and uninhibited.
This is definitely one of the more original houses I've ever seen. Definitely a great entertainment spot as well as there are so many cool elements of the house to explore. I was surprised to see how zen parts of the inside of the house were. Pleasantly surprised by that.
This is an absolutely uniquely beautiful house 💕👌🏾!
A masterpiece of architecture- that said I wouldn't want to live in it, a bit too austere for my comfort but I sure would love to visit it.
One of the most beautiful places Ive ever seen. So natural yet fururistic. Love it because Ima real rock mining and fossil collector. Brilliant ideas incorporated. Thanks for sharing. Mind blowing natural beauty there. Quite a designer to design that much abstract beauty. If could live anywhere it would be that house. Thanks for sharing.
This is NOT a house. It's a piece of Art. You can "live" in it somewhat, but this is Art.
I was recently driving through the desert and my intuition told me drive up this random road and it brought me to the foot of this magical place. Absolutely breathtaking. Inspiration for the rest of my life.
You… just… drive up desert roads… intuitively?! Who are you dude???
I did exactly the same. Even though I only reached the gates, it looked unbelievable, like an alien spaceship had landed in the desert.
Absolutely magnificent! I feel privileged to have seen it through this video. Thank you.
The way this blends the ancient and futuristic aesthetic... makes me feel like it belongs in Dune!
Lovely house design! Enjoyed the video!
Futuristically ancient. Amazing, absolutely stunning!
This has been realised to a level of perfection that I hope they feel incredibly proud of. Utterly complete and at one with its surroundings ❤️
Was just in Joshua tree last week, this house is so beautiful and it’s a masterpiece. Just wow
California has some of the most uniquely beautiful homes/mansions in the whole world.
I am not sure I could actually live in this house. It seems a little cold for my taste; however, it is inspirational. It makes me want to be more innovative in the things I do day to day. It is hard to grind and and be inspired though... We all need more time so we can all inspire the world like this.
This house should win a Nobel Prize. On of the most Amazing House Ive ever seen.