This open-ended box, lined in mirrored glass, performs like a kaleidoscope, amplifying the mature Melia tree’s presence within the dining room.  Photo 9 of 23 in 23 Unconventional Homes Built Around Trees from A Modern Concrete Home in Peru

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Lima-based firm 51-1 Arquitectos renovated this 1940s colonial residence by fashioning an angular "snake" form that generates its own topography. Dubbed Casa Serpiente, the structure draws the garden indoors and merges the living areas across the 15,000-square-foot site.