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The centerpiece of this indoor/outdoor space is a "dry garden," providing some green space in place of an exterior yard. Sliding doors partition the space from the outside.

The width of the greenhouse volume is equal to the width of the enclosed volume. "The greenhouse portion and the residential portion are structurally independent while complementing each other's functions," says Snark architectural director Yu Yamada, "enabling expansion, reduction, and renewal of the greenhouse section in the future."

Bill Curry's Pill High Gloss Oxblood Red Iron table lamp captures the optimistic futurism of Space Age design.

Available to rent on Airbnb, the two-bedroom prefab house as a prototype for their pre-engineered IT House series and made an appearance in Dwell Magazine’s November 2008 issue.

Only a set of sliding doors separates the kids’ room from the master bedroom in a Toronto, Ontario, home. When the time is right, there's a track inlaid in the ceiling for a four-panel bifold wall to divide the space into two private rooms for the children. Read the whole story here.

In the hallway another set of sliders shows off a mix of influences from shoji to Schindler, with multitoned wood reflecting the sunlight.

In the living room abundant daylight can pour in, but rain and snow keep a safe distance from the family’s well-loved collection of vintage furniture.

The home was designed by Rudolph Schindler, a close colleague and occasional rival of fellow Frank Lloyd Wright protege Richard Neutra.

In the dining room, the sliding-panel cedar cabinets feature a glass display case reminiscent of the tokonoma found in traditional Japanese architecture, to which Girard professed a “profound debt.” In the kitchen, original pale orange Formica counters were replaced with crisp white ones.

The home was designed by John Perkins, an award-winning Canadian architect who shaped much of Whistler Village.

The living room features a functional fireplace.