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“Zarzales is a vacation home located in Valle de Bravo, whose architecture, simple and pure, gives the prominence it deserves tothe surrounding nature,” says the firm.

Reilly, pictured here, deleted the original front door in order to create an expanse of uninterrupted wall in the living room. The existing slider is now the main entry point. She clad the exterior with planks marketed as a shou sugi ban product that reads as burned, knotty cedar. A new, corrugated metal roof replaced asphalt shingles.

Heath tiles were used in the primary bathroom, and unlacquered brass fixtures from Watermark continue the theme.

Paris firm Rotunno Justman added two levels and a rooftop garden to one of the city’s 19th-century residential buildings. “It’s a private roof, but we wanted to make sure other people enjoy looking at it, too,

Just off the entry courtyard, and adjacent to the garage, a newly defined mud room features white oak millwork.

The primary bathroom continues the white oak casework from elsewhere in the home, with walls in the same white Dekton material as the kitchen counters. The dual sinks are separated from the wet chamber by a swinging glass door.

In the kids' bathroom, Fireclay Ogee Drop tile in two shades of blue brings a pop of playful color.

The updated kitchen continues the white oak cabinetry and paneling from the sitting room, while new poured terrazzo floors throughout offer a durable, period-appropriate flooring solution. "I grew up in Malaysia, and a lot of the older homes have terrazzo tiles,

The island helps to define and separate the open-plan kitchen, dining, and living areas.

Architect Robert Swinburne deploys a collaborative building approach and hyperlocal materials to craft a Passive House–certified home that celebrates the land it’s built on.

The staircase, made of steel with treads of cherry harvested from the site, was a collaboration with Flywheel Industrial Arts in Montpelier, Vermont. "It's a piece of art to some extent,

Because the home is a passive house, the wood stove is "totally extraneous