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Wall-to-wall glazing on multiple sides of the home helps create a fluid indoor/outdoor experience, expanding the home’s usable square footage. For ultimate transparency, eliminating the corner post is also an option.
Wall-to-wall glazing on multiple sides of the home helps create a fluid indoor/outdoor experience, expanding the home’s usable square footage. For ultimate transparency, eliminating the corner post is also an option.
Mr. Zhan, a retired Singapore Airlines worker, proudly stands beneath his new home.
Mr. Zhan, a retired Singapore Airlines worker, proudly stands beneath his new home.
The powder room was relocated to the other side of the entry, accessed by a door in the wood paneled wall. Inside, the walls are covered in the same adobe brick as the living room. The floating vanity is wrapped in travertine silver marble with a Rino Rosto mirror above it.
The powder room was relocated to the other side of the entry, accessed by a door in the wood paneled wall. Inside, the walls are covered in the same adobe brick as the living room. The floating vanity is wrapped in travertine silver marble with a Rino Rosto mirror above it.
Orlando relocated the powder room and laundry, to put the living room off the outdoor space and open up the plan. The entry is wrapped in light-toned wood that blends with the adobe brick in the living room. The "Nós
Orlando relocated the powder room and laundry, to put the living room off the outdoor space and open up the plan. The entry is wrapped in light-toned wood that blends with the adobe brick in the living room. The "Nós
Architect Orlando Denardi and husband Arthur Machado (pictured with their cat Theo) bought their São Paulo, Brazil apartment in 2021. It was a lucky find: a penthouse with two floors across 125 square meters, and with a dedicated outdoor space.
Architect Orlando Denardi and husband Arthur Machado (pictured with their cat Theo) bought their São Paulo, Brazil apartment in 2021. It was a lucky find: a penthouse with two floors across 125 square meters, and with a dedicated outdoor space.
Stones excavated during the foundation dig were redistributed to level out the yard while simultaneously creating a drainage curtain around the leach field.
Stones excavated during the foundation dig were redistributed to level out the yard while simultaneously creating a drainage curtain around the leach field.
Floor Plan of Whitehaus by Romines Architecture
Floor Plan of Whitehaus by Romines Architecture
Floor Plan of Kjerringholmen Cabin by Line Solgaard Arkitekter
Floor Plan of Kjerringholmen Cabin by Line Solgaard Arkitekter
The primary suite's half wall allows for sunlight and fresh air to reach the full bathroom on the other side.
The primary suite's half wall allows for sunlight and fresh air to reach the full bathroom on the other side.
A peek at the sparkling pool.
A peek at the sparkling pool.
Windows allow natural light to filter into the space and also provide guests with views of the vineyard locale.
Windows allow natural light to filter into the space and also provide guests with views of the vineyard locale.
Despite the modern material palette, the home also boasts a traditional flair.
Despite the modern material palette, the home also boasts a traditional flair.
Light filters into the home via skylights and extensive glazing, opening the interiors up into the courtyard and extending the home's visual range out into the vineyard beyond.
Light filters into the home via skylights and extensive glazing, opening the interiors up into the courtyard and extending the home's visual range out into the vineyard beyond.
Field Architecture has framed the sloped ceiling differently in each room of the house—from the skylight that disappears into the gable’s peak and floods the hearth with light, to the slice the ceiling takes through the hallway.
Field Architecture has framed the sloped ceiling differently in each room of the house—from the skylight that disappears into the gable’s peak and floods the hearth with light, to the slice the ceiling takes through the hallway.
Rich, barn-like wooden beams punctuate the sleek, airy interiors, adding texture and character. Pops of color from the bright pink sofas, combined with the hand-knotted rugs, add a sense of luxury to the polished concrete floors.
Rich, barn-like wooden beams punctuate the sleek, airy interiors, adding texture and character. Pops of color from the bright pink sofas, combined with the hand-knotted rugs, add a sense of luxury to the polished concrete floors.
A look at the dramatic slice in the roof, which provides an exciting intersection between modernism and the vernacular design.
A look at the dramatic slice in the roof, which provides an exciting intersection between modernism and the vernacular design.
Nestled between sprawling trees, the property sits on the valley floor, leaving a courtyard space with a pool in the center.
Nestled between sprawling trees, the property sits on the valley floor, leaving a courtyard space with a pool in the center.
The home is built into its grassy-dune landscape (icluding a day-lit lower level) yet still appears to float over its terrain.
The home is built into its grassy-dune landscape (icluding a day-lit lower level) yet still appears to float over its terrain.
Limestone flooring and wainscotting underscore the rammed-earth walls.
Limestone flooring and wainscotting underscore the rammed-earth walls.
The home embraces indoor/outdoor living with floor-to-ceiling glass sliders and the same flooring continuing from indoors to out. The deck doesn’t have grout to allow for proper drainage.
The home embraces indoor/outdoor living with floor-to-ceiling glass sliders and the same flooring continuing from indoors to out. The deck doesn’t have grout to allow for proper drainage.
The panels were fabricated using sand quarried from the site, which was mixed with a small amount of cement and dried in layers, each showing a slightly different hue.
The panels were fabricated using sand quarried from the site, which was mixed with a small amount of cement and dried in layers, each showing a slightly different hue.
The dining and living space are a few steps down from the rest of the house, creating a wider volume for these public areas.
The dining and living space are a few steps down from the rest of the house, creating a wider volume for these public areas.
The interior wall clad in rammed-earth panels also acts as a radiant heat source during the evening, which is welcomed in this cool, windy Carmel microclimate.
The interior wall clad in rammed-earth panels also acts as a radiant heat source during the evening, which is welcomed in this cool, windy Carmel microclimate.
Light and shadows move across the rammed-earth wall panels throughout the day, creating a radiant heat source welcomed in this cool, often-windy Carmel microclimate.
Light and shadows move across the rammed-earth wall panels throughout the day, creating a radiant heat source welcomed in this cool, often-windy Carmel microclimate.
The architects envisioned entry-facing and beach-front sides like an analog camera's viewfinder and wide-angle lens, with the rammed-earth-clad central interior wall leading the way.
The architects envisioned entry-facing and beach-front sides like an analog camera's viewfinder and wide-angle lens, with the rammed-earth-clad central interior wall leading the way.
Glass walls wrap the home's western, ocean-facing side, with large glass pieces framed in the same black steel as the adjacent rammed-earth wall panels.
Glass walls wrap the home's western, ocean-facing side, with large glass pieces framed in the same black steel as the adjacent rammed-earth wall panels.
The concrete-and-steel home by Faulkner Architects gives one family a refined escape in the mountains of Northern California.
The concrete-and-steel home by Faulkner Architects gives one family a refined escape in the mountains of Northern California.
The sunken living room is just one of many grade changes inside the structure. “We were adamant that we didn’t want something domestic,” says Andrew. “We wanted something surprising, that was hyper-animated, and that, when you moved through it, changed all the time.” The sofa, designed by the couple and Levenbetts, is upholstered in cotton velvet. The Habibi side tables are by Philipp Mainzer for e15, the fireplace tools by Fort Standard, and the doors by Fleetwood.
The sunken living room is just one of many grade changes inside the structure. “We were adamant that we didn’t want something domestic,” says Andrew. “We wanted something surprising, that was hyper-animated, and that, when you moved through it, changed all the time.” The sofa, designed by the couple and Levenbetts, is upholstered in cotton velvet. The Habibi side tables are by Philipp Mainzer for e15, the fireplace tools by Fort Standard, and the doors by Fleetwood.
The project’s name, Loom House, is a nod to “weaving people and place,” says Karen. The couple hope their project contributes to spreading more awareness of the kind of systemic changes the LBC strives for. “With the Living Building Challenge, we liked that you not only create a healthy home,” says Todd, “but you consider how that healthy home is creating a healthy environment and community.”
The project’s name, Loom House, is a nod to “weaving people and place,” says Karen. The couple hope their project contributes to spreading more awareness of the kind of systemic changes the LBC strives for. “With the Living Building Challenge, we liked that you not only create a healthy home,” says Todd, “but you consider how that healthy home is creating a healthy environment and community.”
"It was our job to hold on to the spirit of these buildings. They worked so well with the site and the views, so the project was really about exercising restraint,” says architect Brian Court. In the guesthouse, Gulassa wired a wisteria branch preserved from the property into a chandelier. The armchair is by Jens Risom and the windows are by Unilux.
"It was our job to hold on to the spirit of these buildings. They worked so well with the site and the views, so the project was really about exercising restraint,” says architect Brian Court. In the guesthouse, Gulassa wired a wisteria branch preserved from the property into a chandelier. The armchair is by Jens Risom and the windows are by Unilux.
The home’s two levels used to be connected only by an external staircase. The architects reorganized the floor plan to insert a new indoor stair, which is bordered by a screen of steel cables grounded in stones the couple collected on their beach. The columnar lantern is by Stefan Gulassa, a local artist who made many of the home’s light fixtures.
The home’s two levels used to be connected only by an external staircase. The architects reorganized the floor plan to insert a new indoor stair, which is bordered by a screen of steel cables grounded in stones the couple collected on their beach. The columnar lantern is by Stefan Gulassa, a local artist who made many of the home’s light fixtures.

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