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A 12-foot-tall wood-clad multi-slide door in the open plan living-dining room offers an ocean view.

Making maximum use of a tight footprint, architect Robert Sweet designed a two-story home in Hermosa Beach that provides plenty of flexible indoor/outdoor space for residents Anton and Mardi Watts and their children.

The great room of this Brentwood, California, guesthouse showcases jaw-dropping views of the surrounding tree canopy. The entire 40-foot span of the Connect 2 is turned into a wall of glass, an architectural maneuver made possible by the high-strength steel perimeter frame built into all Connect Homes.

The light-gauge steel structure sits on top of a garage

Each of the couple's three children have their own rooms, with built-in desks and storage units. The bedrooms have rift and quartered white oak flooring.

Frameless bedroom windows extend beyond the floor and ceiling. "Since it's such a small house, it was really important to have this connection between the interior and exterior," says the couple.

Architects Ernesto Cragnolino and Krista Whitson designed and built an efficient four-bedroom home for their family in Austin.

The office includes two Asari Chairs by Herman Miller purchased from Design Within Reach and overhead illumination from Kuzco Lighting.

Architect Fredrik Nilsson and author Keshni Kashyap blend Scandinavian modernism with a measure of Indian style to create a thoroughly L.A. home.

The home’s living area now opens wide to the backyard—perfect for SoCal’s indoor/outdoor lifestyle.

The concrete-and-steel home by Faulkner Architects gives one family a refined escape in the mountains of Northern California.

RJ and Frances took down the wall to connect the kitchen with the living area, improving the home’s circulation.

Francis and RJ relax at home with their two young children.