Miles C. Bates House

73697 SANTA ROSA WAY
PALM DESERT

Another Walter S. White creation, this modernist one-bedroom pad was designed by the prolific architect in 1955. Featuring a striking undulating roofline inspired by the curving San Jacinto mountainscape surrounding it, the property originally served as an artist’s studio for sculptor Miles C. Bates. After falling into some disrepair, the dwelling was acquired by Stayner Architects in 2018, painstakingly restored, and today serves as a retro vacation rental/event venue known as the Desert Wave House. Outfitted with chic vintage furnishings and décor, including a “personal whiskey and amaro bar,” it is the ideal spot to live out all of your “Mad Men”-esque dreams.

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