Just off this kitchen is this gorgeous "edible garden" making garden-to-table dining a reality in your very own home.
Melanie Maher sunbathes beneath the lattice of a pool house, which is clad in Cor-Ten steel.
Fashion designer Josie and her husband Ken Natori are big fans of traditional Japanese architecture, so when Brooklyn-based practice Tsao & McKown Architects designed their home in Pound Ridge, New York, they used a heavy, exposed-timber structure, and included Japanese-style gardens and landscaping.
Stone stairs on the perimeter of a main courtyard ascend to a rooftop garden. Large windows on the other side of the living area overlook an enclosed water feature with a statue of a monk.