Clean House Design

Floor Plan of Shed/House by John Redington

Their bathroom has floor-to-ceiling sage tiles in the shower, coordinating with the green shade used in the kitchen.

Floor plan of Centered Home by HYCArch & aalso architecture

The Japanese "no-brand" masters of minimalism unveil the first single-story design in their line of prefab homes.

The fixed-gear bicycle hanging above the couch serves as an art piece; Chen no longer rides the bike. Le Corbusier Projecteur 165 pendant lights hang in the corner.

Kranbuehl landscaped the previously forested backyard with a “grass terrace” and masonry walls, so that the exterior felt of a piece with the interiors. Trees and hedges still stand on the perimeter to create natural screening from the neighbors.

The open floor plan blends cooking, dining, and living spaces. The brick fireplace remains the heart of the home. Contemporary artworks by the homeowner's father, Richard Hagerty, an American surrealist, decorate the home's living spaces.

Trois Mec Chef Ludo Lefebvre in his kitchen.

Floor-to-ceiling glass walls on both sides of the main living room allow sweeping views straight through the house.

Working with a sumptuous material palette, Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects designed a sprawling new residence in Palo Alto for Mark and Laura Pine. The teak wood and handmade Danish bricks that define the exterior are used inside as well; distressed stainless steel panels by Chris French Metal sheathe one side of the upper volume. Blasen Landscape Architecture chose Peruvian feather grass to flank the entrance walkway.

“It was great to work from the plans of someone who was a part of the history of architecture,” says Drapszo.

Inspired by the surrounding landscape of chestnut trees, rocky hillside, and bubbling stream, Portuguese architecture firm 3r Ernesto Pereira chose to blend into, and take advantage of, the local geography rather than fight against it at this sleek, modern home near the coastal city of Porto. At a cost of €100,000 (approximately $125,000) and measuring about 140 square meters, this stunning, wood-and-glass retreat took about four months to construct.

A modern work space now fills the originally vacant space on the ground level.

If you’re traveling to Puglia in Italy, one of the most iconic sights are trulli (trullo is the singular), an ancient hut that's specific to the Itria Valley in the Apulia region of Southern Italy. Made with dry stone, trulli date back to medieval times.