Home of the week, key features

Key features Location: Palm Springs Size: Five bedrooms and six bathrooms in 3,162 square feet About this home: The Harrises hired Santa Monica designers Leo Marmol and Ron Radziner to undertake the four-year renovation. They recovered some of the original drawings and photos and were able to replicate the exterior’s inch-thick mica-glazed plaster walls and the kitchen’s cork floors and mica-glazed plaster walls. Custom-made aluminum louvers were reproduced by the original manufacturer. The door and window frames and the doorknobs and light fixtures were reproduced. The house has three wings, anchored by public areas in the center. The bedrooms are at the ends of each wing, and the wings frame several outdoor rooms. Huge sliding-glass doors open to a landscaped garden and pool. Additional features: Several rooms have built-in mirrors, which bring in desert views, and a tall stone chimney extends to an open-air rooftop for entertaining, which Neutra dubbed a “gloriette.” The house has a breakfast area, dining and living rooms, a gym and a covered patio. The home has radiant heating indoors and out. Around the neighborhood: A total of 306 single-family homes sold in the 92262 ZIP Code through September this year, according to MDA DataQuick. The median price was $375,000. From January through December 2007, 457 homes sold, and the median price was $459,000.Listing agent: Crosby Doe, Crosby Doe Associates Inc., (310) 275-2222