Covered outdoor room with a wood-slat ceiling, ceiling fans, blue lounge seating and a stone television wall

Outdoor living in Palm Springs

Where desert modernism was written, and where remodels have to respect the architecture that made the town famous.

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In businessServing the Coachella Valley since 2007

LeadershipPalm Springs native

LicensedGeneral Building Contractor since 2001

EducationB.S. in Construction Management

LicenseCSLB #788530

A hands-on general contractor, working one-on-one with every client in Palm Springs.

In the Coachella Valley the best rooms are often outside. Sunterra builds patios, natural rock formations and stonework, water and fire features, fire pits, pool cabanas, barbecue stations, pool coverings and detached casitas — all designed around how the desert is actually lived in.

Working in Palm Springs means knowing its lots, its architecture and its permitting — not treating it as an anonymous dot on a service map. Darrin Coffin has built across the Coachella Valley since 2007, and stays hands-on from the first walkthrough to the final punch list.

About Darrin Coffin

Selected work

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Front elevation of a desert modern home with stacked stone columns and a wide concrete driveway — Custom Residence
Custom residential construction

Open living room and kitchen with a linear fireplace, stone feature wall and marble island seating — Residential Remodel
Remodeling and additions

Backyard pool at dusk beside a covered patio with string lights and a lit fire bowl — Outdoor Living
Pool, patio and fire features

Wood roof trusses and framed walls of a building under construction, with palm trees and mountains behind — Commercial Construction
Framing in progress

What this includes

Environments built around desert living.

All outdoor living

Patios, cabanas and detached casitas
Natural rock formations and stonework
Water features, fire pits and fire features
Outdoor kitchens and pool coverings

For a good stretch of the year the Coachella Valley is an outdoor room, so Sunterra treats it like one — with the same attention to structure, drainage and finish you'd expect indoors, plus an honest respect for what 115-degree afternoons do to materials.

Patios, stonework, water and fire features, cabanas, outdoor kitchens and detached casitas come together into a backyard that reads as one project rather than a pile of add-ons.

3-D Rendering

See your vision take shape

Working with your architect and designer, detailed 3-D renderings let you explore architectural direction, cabinetry, tile, stone, colour and outdoor living before anything is built.

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What clients say

“Darrin's candid and professional style convinced us that Sunterra could accomplish our goals. He helped us avoid costly, unnecessary decisions and led us toward our goals with the quality we wanted. Within the month we had a dazzling new kitchen and bathrooms. My family and I highly recommend Sunterra because they will stand by their work!”

Rob & Lisa