Taalman Koch Architects

Taalman Koch Architects is a collaborative architecture firm in Los Angeles, co-founded by Linda Taalman and Alan Koch.

On Lunchbox, iT House is a simple glass home built from prefabricated parts near Joshua Tree National Park, east of Los Angeles. Built by the architects themselves over many weekends away from the city, the project tested their ideas about design and construction in a harsh desert climate that swings from near freezing on winter nights to above 40 degrees in summer, and the house manages without air-conditioning. The firm now offers a range of iT Houses that can be customised for any site.

See iT House on Lunchbox below.

A Home in the Middle of the Desert Embraces its Scorched Surrounds

In the Californian desert temperatures can soar to over 40 degrees. This family built a home without air-conditioning - are they mad?