INDIAN WELLS SENIOR HOUSING

The design of Indian Wells was guided by two principles: create a cohesive community while employing an appropriate and sustainable pattern of development for the California Desert. The project accomplishes the former by making a continuous connective open space system enfronted by every unit. The latter principle was satisfied by appropriate site layout, careful shading and the inclusion of thermal chimneys. Inspired by the wind towers of the Middle East, the chimneys exhaust hot air and capture prevailing breeze.