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Techo-Bloc’s Aquastorm pavers are designed to allow grass to grow between them, creating a unique play between the softness of grass and the functionality of concrete. They’re also anti-flood and permeable, making them as functional as they are beautiful.

A guest bathroom includes cabinetry built by the couple.

Take a page from the design of this former Tetley Tea Warehouse turned residence. The home features the building’s original concrete columns, beams, and exposed brick for an authentic hard-loft feel, and the modern lighting blends seamlessly with the style. Exposed globe bulbs offer the bedroom a retro, industrial aesthetic, with enhanced lighting from the bedside lamps.

Located steps from the living and dining areas, the open kitchen comes with custom cabinetry, all new appliances, and a large central island that offers casual barstool seating.

A daybed next to the fireplace is the closest thing to a place to sleep.

A custom mini kitchen is designed to entertain the client and their guests.

At the top of Eric’s “must” list was a windowed garage door connecting the living area and the new balcony. “I wanted this garage door so bad,” he says. “The whole design was really based around it as a cool way to create an indoor/outdoor feel.”

Architect David Dowell and his wife, Kathy, took a decade to determine what they wanted to do with the historic 12-acre property they bought in eastern Kansas. The couple eventually opted to renovate and expand the modest limestone cottage that was already there. The resulting 1,250-square-foot getaway sits on the rolling plain amid elm, silver maple, and eastern red cedar trees. “You don’t have to choose between old and new,” says David. “It’s a false construct in our brain to even think that way.”

The guest loft features a bed from West Elm and custom plywood casework by Kansas City artisan Haynes Nichols.

Dowell Residence Floor Plan

The rock outcropping in the backyard of this house in Victoria, British Columbia influenced the design scheme of the home's addition. To visually integrate the form, architect Bruce Greenway took shorn-off pieces of rock and constructed a curving wall that extends into the house.