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The existing Macael marble counters were polished to restore its original appearance. The cabinets were refinished, and additional tiles installed to accommodate a new opening for the fridge. The sink was relocated, and the space left by the old sink was replaced with a built-in wooden cutting board. The floors are terrazzo.

Vintage Modus chairs by Kristian Solmer Vedel for Søren Willadsen Møbelfabrik sit at one end of the library in Wook’s studio. “For me, reading books is almost my entire daily routine,” says the architect. The building, which is divided into sections, also contains a workroom for Jinnie and a guest room. “The main thing was that the houses in this neighborhood were very small, so l thought it would be good if this building had a slightly divided structure,” says Wook. “When you enter inside, it’s one space, but the form ended up being a house with several different roof shapes.”

“For me, reading books is almost my entire daily routine,” says Wook.

Brooklyn-based architecture firm Estudio Esmero worked within the foundation and steel structure of an existing carriage house in upstate New York for this new build, which features concrete floors with bright gold kintsugi details.

For a bathroom in the new addition, the architects utilized the former addition's rocky foundation, complemented by zellige tile.

Exposed electrical conduits combined with concrete floors lend a rough and ready feel to the home.

In many of the home's corners, cracks appeared in the new concrete flooring once it was poured, including in this spot in the living room. Tajima and Bradley filled the cracks with grout and then gilded each of those grout lines to give the look and feel of kintsugi.

The powder room is wrapped in Cole & Son’s Hoopoe Leaves wallpaper. A curved, Art Deco–inspired concrete trough sink by Kast is the centerpiece.

Vertically installed petal-pink tile by Heath Ceramics softens the space. A sculptural Hollis + Morris fixture floats overhead.

In Brooklyn, a couple tap architect Sarah Jacoby to give their townhome a vibrant, family-friendly update.

Jes began by sketching out the general layout and elevation based on what he could remember. There were three gable roofs, which he exaggerated and then mixed with an archway motif that echoes the area’s silos and other structures.