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Knight juxtaposed two different brick patterns, with stacked bond above and below the openings, and running bond elsewhere.

Rolling screen doors along the south elevation protect the cabin from storms, UV exposure, and wildlife.

The no demolition needed storage system is both economical and elegant, while the overall design was inspired by Japanese architecture and minimalism.

This area was previously open to the floor below, so SHED filled it with a built-in window seat and reading nook, with an Isaac sconce from Schoolhouse.

“The bedroom is without a doubt my happy place,” Adam says.

Bespoke oak joinery in the entrance offers a practical zone with a built-in bench seat, pegs for coats and bags, shelving, and concealed storage for shoes and everyday clutter.

When designing the shutters, privacy was a concern, but so was allowing the right amount of daylight in, especially on rainy, gloomy days. Leader and Sarah liked the way the circular cutouts created balls of light that danced around the room.

The 300-square foot living room is located on the main floor and overlooks the front yard; it opens up directly to the entryway and into the dining room.

Design firm Studio AHEAD and wood sculptor Ido Yoshimoto created a fireplace mantel and a threshold for a couple's Berkeley home.

A couch made of custom cushions supported by a stone ledge and a rammed earth wall is an ideal reading spot on the patio.

George and Mika Kougiadis downsized when they moved from a spacious apartment in Melbourne to a 925-square-foot townhouse in Tokyo. Yet the couple find their new home—with its facade of light-controlling shutters and warm, wood-lined interior—the perfect intimate setting for George’s art collection and their favorite furnishings.

“CLT House is built in a forest clearing in upstate New York. Aiming for a light touch on its natural site, the 2,150-square-foot house was built with cross-laminated-timber (CLT) panels and installed in 11 days,” nARCHITECTS tells us. “The live-edge siding and its uneven weathering with time aims to provide a rustic contrast with the contemporary nature of the prefab build and its modern environmental features: geothermal wells, a radiant floor system, and a solar panel array.”