A calming vibe is immediately instilled at the entry.

Pictured here is the door to the bathroom. White curtains inside the bathroom provide privacy.

Sliding fritted glass doors provide privacy and sectioned-off spaces when needed.

Stainless steel with a mirror polish covers the “moving wall” in the dressing room, which opens to one of the bedrooms.

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David Baird designed the custom sliding doors with materials and hardware from Home Depot. The doors also act as a makeshift critique wall for Bo and Sky’s artwork.

The custom sliding laundry room door by Dotzler Designs was made from glass and steel to allow natural light into the laundry room, and doubles as a ladder to access storage space above.

In Yuen Long, Hong Kong, a 452-square foot residence is designed to accommodate a young couple, one of their mothers, and their pets: a cat and a parrot. The home features transforming furniture and nooks and crannies that are perfect for the pets. A bench by the door doubles as a litter box.

The thick brick walls and preserved lintels are a reference to the building’s former life as a factory.

The workspace disappears behind custom doors.

In the entrance, a team with the general contracting firm Martha uncovered an abstract mural that Engels painted himself and then plastered over. He also made the geometric door handle. Simon speculates that Engels sourced the marble, found all over the house, from Expo ’58, after the pavilions had been dismantled.

The kitchen is visually removed from the dining room thanks to fluted glass partitions.

Custom shelves fit into the original wood paneling.

The owner of this Prague apartment splits his time between Japan and the Czech Republic, and these two design influences are reflected in the detailing. Klára Šumová, who designed the furniture and fittings, and Michaela Tomišková of Dechem, who designed the glass items and lighting, worked with A1 Architects to create brass fixtures, chandeliers, and doorknobs and handles with glass infills crafted by skilled Czech glassblowers.

"The green walls of Maze make this room more mysterious, like the secret forest with hidden doors in fairy tales," says Feifei.

"The pink palette for Dream corresponds to the color of cotton candy and marshmallows, or of sweet dreams, which for some reason I always imagine to be pinkish-toned," says Feifei.

Dream is painted a soft pink. All the "mundane" components of daily life, such as lighting fixtures and electronic appliances, have been concealed behind a series of black doors.

Pale pink and white lends Dream its serene and surreal atmosphere.

“Everything needed to be approachable and simple,” says Hilary. “The house reflects who we are.”

The front door is by Simpson Door Company.

Minimalist sliding doors separate the rooms.

Dyer allocated the entry to the niche, saving and reinstalling the woodwork. It frames a beckoning view of the kitchen, as well as the striking new windows over the sink.

French doors open above a mahogany bench onto the deck (below), which is oriented with the equinox path. “I read that in Japan, builders spend seasons on the land observing where the sun rises and sets throughout the year,” says Ryan. “I asked Jason to consider that in siting the cabin.”

Along the opposite side, a pocketing LaCantina Sliding Glass Door nearly disappears into the wall. “The fact that LaCantina offers a variety of configurations and custom sizes expanded my ability as a designer to connect with the outside in a generous way,” says Suzanne. Photo by Kevin Scott

Photo by Kevin Scott

A sliding glass door provides fresh air in one of three bedrooms.

Geometric recessed door handles adorn solid oak pocket doors.

The chalkboard wall also acts as a sliding pocket door to the first floor bathroom. To maximize usable space, there are no hinged doors in the home's interior.

The sliding doors in the master bedroom open up to the garden and terrace.