Patio/Deck

Kube Architecture’s Casa Abierta is designed around a courtyard, which allowed for open, light-filled spaces that expand to the outdoors. A deck off the kitchen provides an additional eating place and plenty of room to relax, especially in the casual hanging chair. Photo courtesy of Paul Burk

Designer Jonathan Adler and his partner Simon Doonan, an author and creative in his own right, own a getaway house on New York’s Shelter Island. The colorful abode, a one-story house and pool pavilion designed by Gray Organschi Architecture, has a seventies California feel that was created by the homeowners themselves, including this relaxing poolside retreat with a chair swing. Photo courtesy of Allan Maldonado