Kaufmann Desert House, Modernist residence in Palm Springs, United States

Kaufmann Desert House is a single-family residence in Palm Springs, United States, that combines expansive glass walls, stone surfaces, and horizontal planes to create direct views of the desert and mountains. The building uses flat roofs, sliding glass doors, and a system of columns that anchor the structure to the landscape while blending interior and exterior spaces visually.

Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr., owner of a Pittsburgh department store, commissioned Richard Neutra in 1946 to build this desert retreat; Kaufmann had earlier hired Frank Lloyd Wright for Fallingwater in Pennsylvania. After Kaufmann died in 1955 the house stood vacant, then passed through owners including singer Barry Manilow and Eugene V. Klein, with renovations that enclosed a patio and added air-conditioning units. In 1992 Brent and Beth Edwards Harris bought it for $1.5 million and, with Marmol Radziner, spent five years from 1993 restoring Neutra's design, reopening a Utah quarry for matching stone.

The house became widely known through Julius Shulman's 1947 photographs and Slim Aarons's 1970 image "Poolside Gossip", which tied it to Palm Springs resort life. It was designated a Class 1 Historic Site by the Palm Springs City Council and appeared in a 2008 Los Angeles Times list of all-time top 10 houses. It was a filming location for the 2022 film Don't Worry Darling.

The property remains a private residence and is not open for regular public visits, though it can be partially viewed from the street. Tours are offered only during limited occasions, usually organized by groups focused on architectural history.

A series of photographs taken by photographer Julius Shulman in 1947 made this house internationally known and influenced the spread of modernist building style across the western United States. These images show the building at dusk with illuminated interiors, emphasizing the transparent structure in a particularly clear way.