Mrs. Connie couldn’t keep mami employed full time, so she sought other houses to fill her week. This is how mami came to work with Mrs. Cris on Toyopa Drive, the home that became my family’s ...

He told them it was impossible, so they increased their budget to €100,000 (£84,000). Called Mami House, the property they ended up with is a simple two-storey home contained within a basic cuboid.

about 25 minutes from the entrance to Joshua Tree National Park—the so-called “Casa Mami” is billed as an eco-friendly overnight retreat that doubles as a design showroom, with most of the ...