Architectural Projects: Upscale Residential: BIGHORN Golf Club: Summit Cove

Client: BIGHORN Golf Club

Architect: Guy Dreier

Area: Palm Desert, CA.

Specs: Each homes approx. 10,000sf each

Shoot days: 4

This gallery combines photos of two different homes built next to each other on magnificent view lots. Both homes were designed by Guy Dreier, a world renowned architect based in Indian Wells, CA.

It was paramount to BIGHORN that the new photos illustrate the relationship of the property to the magnificent view. In particular they wanted the pool images to show the view in great detail. The pools of each home were built at the edge of the property and were held up by large retaining walls. These are examples of true infinity pools.

I could have chosen to shoot the pools in broad daylight...the most common and simplest solution and the one suggested by BIGHORN. I chose to experiment and continue developing techniques I had already been implementing on smaller properties. The result are images that do not entirely exist in reality but show the house and it’s views at their best.