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Exterior view of The Backcountry Hut's

BDDW bar stools are combined with a waterfall-edge Aged Petite Granit kitchen island.

Vertical planks of western red cedar provide a warm contrast against horizontal zinc siding panels.

Photovoltaics panels were installed at the pool house.

In 1949, the Eameses designed and built their home in Pacific Palisades, California, as part of the Case Study House Program, and it has since become an icon of post-war residential design.

Various shapes of bespoke lighting have been used to give the interiors a warm, calming atmosphere.

Balconies and generous windows visually connect the interiors to nature outdoors.

The lower convex edge of the structure is fitted with strip lighting, which when switched on, illuminates the passageway between the curved structure and the interior wall.

The side yard is filled with a long, narrow built-in swimming pool. It is the perfect environment to enjoy the Australian sunshine.

Continuous materials and expansive operable glazing blur the boundaries between interior and exterior, drawing the natural elements inward.

Working as designer, contractor, and builder, Samantha Mink took an unremarkable structure built in the 1950s and transformed it into a home for herself and her dog, Winston. “Because of its location on the street, I kept a kind of stern exterior where you can’t really see into the house,” she says. She treated the Douglas fir with a natural mineral wash and an exterior stain to give the wood dimension.

Moving the entrance off the street to the rear of the house allowed for the creation of a diminutive side yard.

Huge, frameless glass windows have been used for the new upper level.

Current owners Scott and Kelsey Bouska worked with Landscape East & West to replenish the half-acre property.

Windows offer wraparound views in the master bedroom. The nightstands and bed are from the Matera line by Sean Yoo for Design Within Reach; the Stem lamps are from Rejuvenation. The last owner painted the walls Gentleman’s Gray by Benjamin Moore.

A Series 600 Multi-Slide Door from Western Window Systems stretches for 25 feet across the length of the living area.

The deck and fire pit create a cozy space for everyday living and effortless entertaining.

Keeping the region’s temperate climate in mind, the architects have inserted sliding doors and operable windows throughout the home to enable ventilation and decrease the need for air conditioning.