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The bold yet minimalist residence sits lightly on the land and engages with the surrounding scenery.

In Texas, where everything is bigger, Ryan McLaughlin is placing his bets on something small. Specifically, a simple 160-square-foot cabin that he hopes city-dwellers will book to get away, find some focus, and reconnect with nature. The result is a laidback, pitched-roof cabin in which every inch of space is thoughtfully allotted so that guests can spend the maximum amount of time outdoors.

Herman Miller

When the directors of London–based Scenario Architecture—husband and wife Ran Ankory and Maya Carni—purchased a Victorian terrace house in London, they sought to renovate, expand, and adapt it to suit the needs of their family of four. The children's bedroom has a climbing wall and a fireman's pole for accessing a special hiding spot in the eave of the historic home.

Ankory and Carni designed a storage unit under the stairs with a pull-out table and bench where their kids can play and do their homework.

To find symbiosis between the front part of their London Victorian terrace house and the basement, husband and wife Ran Ankory and Maya Carni, directors at Scenario Architecture, connected the kitchen and garden floor with an open, split-level double reception. Likewise, the living lounge and dining area below are seamlessly threaded through the presence of glass stair rails. Bonus: During the renovation process, storage spaces were cleverly formed in hallways and underneath stairs.

Glass stair rails help increase transparency, while storage beneath the staircase conserves space.

The renovation retained the old brick wall in the dining area and kitchen.

The kitchen door opens wide to improve connectivity to the backyard.

Awash in blue, the prominent "living room" is not just a social hangout for Shinola Hotel guests, but the downtown Detroit community.

If they aren’t at the cocktail-fueled Evening Bar, chances are guests are hanging out in the “living room”—at least until the beer hall Brakeman and fried chicken joint Penny Red’s open.

A motley assortment of contemporary local and international art curated by the Detroit gallery Library Street Collective enlivens the hotel.

Oversized windows forge a connection with downtown Detroit.

Throughout, Gachot Studios aimed for a homey, simple approach to design.

The muted guestroom palette makes way for white oak subtly trimmed in Shinola blue.

A cheerful striped blanket is among the custom Shinola features in guestrooms.

Shinola’s Runwell turntables add a touch of retro intrigue.

In the restaurant San Morello, a palette of soft brown, white, and blue is amplified by soaring window panels.

Bathrooms incorporate custom glazed tile and Imperial Danby stone quarried in Vermont.