The master bedroom upstairs also features a solid balustrade, with a V-shaped opening that is cleverly used to edit the view and make it more special and focused.
Floor Plan of Meadowbrook Midcentury by Cast Architecture
The renovation included an additional bathroom, to round out the total to two.
The entryway features a family heirloom in the form of an antique dresser, which sits beneath a West Elm chandelier.
Floor Plan of Saint Honoré Apartment by SAO Arquitetura
After: "We don't believe in the hierarchy of materials,
After: The nero marquina countertops are paired with hardware-free cabinetry painted a muted turquoise.
After: The island acts as a transition from the dining area to the kitchen. "When we receive our friends, we usually gather around the island,
Floor plan of House DL by David D’Hulst and Annemie Lathouwers
There’s no deck or patio at the back of the house—nature begins directly at the doorstep. "Our home steals as little space as possible from the setting. It is almost traversed by the forest,” adds David.
Concrete from the exterior continues indoors as a fireplace surround. For the couch, Annemie found the wooden base and cushion covers in a secondhand store and used baby mattresses as inserts. David made the oak back.
Nine-year-old Stan reads on the platform bed his father built for him. A trio of birch branches helps to bring the outdoors in. The pendant and bed linens are custom.
A look at the bathroom. “The window also gives a view out to the front garden and lets the morning sun in,” says David.
Several doors provide an entrance through the private outdoors space.
Board-formed concrete encloses a walled garden at the entrance to David D’Hulst and Annemie Lathouwers’s house in Antwerp province, Belgium.
Floor Plan of Slope Prefab by Manta North
The expansive windows and door in the kitchen-and-living area frames views of the lush natural surround.
Floor-to-ceiling windows on the front facade slide open and give visitors the feeling of being outdoors while relaxing on the interior.
The timber-clad tiny home that Manta North designed for a family farm in Germany connects to its pastoral landscape, living larger than its 516 square feet of interior space.
Designed by Manta North, this 516-square-foot residence is situated on an organic farm near the intersection of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
Cle tiles, a Duravit sink, and Vola fixtures were used in one of three bathrooms.
The drop ceiling was removed to make the kitchen feel larger, and Troy RLM kitchen lights were installed above it.
Floor Plan of DD House by Bokey Grant Architects
A circular skylight positioned above the master ensuite shower introduces natural light into the space, allowing the residents to connect with the outside world in every part of the home.
“The clients live inside and out,” says architect Jeffrey Bokey-Grant. “It sounds cliched but the idea is that the doors are generally open all the time and you flow in and out without barriers.” The main balcony and rear doors are all weather so the doors can even remain open in the rain.
The kitchen doors allow for a connection to the balcony garden while cooking, an aspect that the architect believes is often overlooked. “The light-filled living areas bring the outside in, with the kitchen garden bed creating a feeling of being in the garden whilst cooking and preparing meals,” say the clients.
“We bought the land not knowing what we could build or where. It’s off by itself and pretty isolated,” says Jeff.
Jeff prepares a meal in the kitchen while Ben sits at the dining table with the couple's son. The table is also from Room & Board, and the chairs are from West Elm.
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Floor-to-ceiling cabinets add ample storage space and also help hide any mess.
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