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34°08′N 116°18′W · 872 M

Hachimana House

A 1962 Wexler steel house, restored to its drawings.

4 guests2 bedrooms2 beds2 baths4.89(174)

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  • A documented restoration

    Rebuilt against the 1962 drawings, including the breeze-block screen that had been demolished.

  • Dark sky

    No streetlight within three kilometres. The Milky Way is visible with the naked eye most nights.

  • Pool that stays warm

    Solar-heated, usable from March to November, which is longer than the desert lets you think.

Donald Wexler built a handful of steel-framed houses in the high desert in the early sixties, and this is one of them. It had been badly altered — two walls out, the breeze-block screen bulldozed — until Marisol found the original drawings in a Palm Springs archive and spent three years putting it back.

The result is a very precise, very low, very steel house that sits in the creosote looking like it landed there. The breeze-block screen throws a moving grid of light across the living room floor all afternoon, which is exactly what it was drawn to do.

Joshua Tree's west entrance is nine minutes away. The night sky here is the other reason to come.

Where you’ll sleep

West bedroom

King bed · ensuite · breeze-block screen

East bedroom

Queen bed · ensuite

What’s here

  • Solar-heated pool
  • Outdoor fireplace
  • Telescope
  • Air conditioning
  • Fast wifi
  • Full kitchen
  • Record player
  • Washer and dryer
  • EV charger
  • Parking

Marisol Vance

Trusted host

Host and restorer · hosting since 2017

“We found the original Wexler drawings in an archive in Palm Springs and put back the two walls someone removed in 1988.”

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“I teach architectural history and I have shown my students photos of this restoration. Staying in it was a genuine thrill. The light through the screen at 4pm is the whole argument for modernism.”
DominicLos Angeles · September 2026
“The pool is warm, the stars are absurd and the house is beautiful. We used the telescope every night.”
RuthSeattle · August 2026
“Wonderful house. It's a steel house in the desert, so it does get hot by 2pm even with the AC working hard. Mornings and evenings are perfect.”
FelipeMexico City · June 2026
“Marisol left a folder with the original drawings and photos of the restoration. That kind of care runs through the whole stay.”
AliceLondon · April 2026

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House rules

  • Check-in after 4:00 PM
  • No events or photo shoots
  • Maximum 4 guests
  • No smoking
  • Conserve water — we're on a well

$580night

4.89· 174