At Home with Innovation: Turkel Design’s Desert House

Visit Turkel Design's Desert House for a talk and tour focusing on innovation and sustainability. Discover the strategies that make this fossil fuel-free home cutting edge, livable and replicable.

Turkel Design invites you to Desert House, a former Modernism Week Featured Home, for a talk on innovation and sustainability. Joel and Meelena Turkel share the energy- and material-efficient strategies that make their fossil fuel-free home simultaneously cutting-edge, livable and replicable. Experience the indoor/outdoor oasis—the couple’s personal residence and a Living Lab for Turkel Design—and hear how they employed panelized prefab construction, passive heating and cooling, advanced materials and efficient use of space to yield an innovative, net-zero energy house that feels like home. Following the talk, a guided tour of the house gives you an opportunity to observe these strategies, products, and materials up close and ask the designers questions. Learn about the unique panelized prefabrication process that Turkel Design has brought to more than 300 custom Modern home designs throughout North America and beyond. Parking is available on the street.

https://turkeldesign.com/

Photo Credits: Chase Daniel, Daniel Chavkin

Attendee Information

  • What are the appropriate ages for this activity?Person All ages
  • Are pets, animals, or service animals permitted?Dog on a leash Pets and animals not permitted
  • Are food and drinks permitted?Food and drink No food or drinks permitted in homes
  • What are the mobility considerations for this activity?Person walking Walking & standing activity
  • What type of parking is available?Car Free neighborhood street parking
  • Is photography permitted?Camera Personal/non-commercial photography permitted
  • Are restrooms available?Restroom sign Restrooms not available
  • Is this an indoor or outdoor activity?Sun Indoor and outdoor activity
  • What is the policy regarding smoking?Cigarette with smoke No smoking or e-cigarettes
  • What type of tour is this?Group of people Interior/exterior tour
  • What type of ADA accessibility is available?Wheelchair Limited wheelchair accessibility
The organizer of this event is: Turkel Design

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