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Banks of windows and translucent panels help keep Casa Tuscania nice and airy.

The three-story structure serves as both a home and architectural studio, with parking for four cars on the ground-level carport, all on a 2,700-square-foot plot of land.

A Workshop - Toodyay Shack

Set on five acres, the three pavilions total 2,900 square feet. They gently fan out in a semicircle “like the charms on a necklace,” Suzanne says. The pair recruited landscape designer Bernard Trainor to help integrate the house with the land.

In upstate New York, two families unite to design a vacation house that will suit all their needs for years to come.

The Bay Service Station, Bay City Michigan by Alden B. Dow

The Mutual Housing Association Site Office, used by the original architects and engineers for nearly a decade, was later renovated into a home after a brief stint as the community’s arts building. In 2000, after architects Cory Buckner and Nick Roberts moved in, it was established as Historic-Cultural Monument number 680 by the city of Los Angeles.

Unlike many other houses, whose views occur only out front, the 2inns offer a glimpse of the Pacific through the house and from the backyard.

Berkshire Residence by Olson Kundig principal Tom Kundig. The main level of the house was raised about ten feet above the ground, partly to maximize the views, but also to get up above the humidity and insects in the summertime, and the snow in the winter. www.olsonkundig.com/pro...

Rimrock | Olson Kundig

Rimrock | Olson Kundig

A stepped concrete garden planted with herbs and flowers marks the descent to the house. The courtyard is the focal point of the U-shaped structure; there is clear visibility between the kitchen on one side and the children's bedrooms on the other.

The roof, which extends into a deck, appears to float above the ground. A detached studio building is located on the site's upper level.

Landscape design by West Architecture Studio. Planting design by Brendan Butler