A 3,500-square-foot home in upstate New York was designed by the architecture firm Mapos with simple materials and passive design principles. The contemporary fireplace, which sits on buffed concrete flooring at the center of the ground floor, was custom-made by Mapos. Photo 3 of 8 in A Couple Builds Their Dream Retreat in the Hudson Valley from Hudson Valley Dream Retreat

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The fireplace, which sits on buffed concrete flooring at the center of the ground floor, was custom-made by Mapos.