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Much of the original furniture remains in the home, including wooden bookshelves set into concrete room dividers. “I find the way he resolved the corners with obtuse angles quite beautiful,” writes Maria. “He used the same detail for both the table and the bookcase. The photographers were drawn to the materials in addition to the form of the furnishings. “I love all the materials inside the house, especially those that were used by Riva to create the furniture,” says Francesco Paleari, who with Allegra Martin shot the apartment for the first time in decades for the book.

The decked patio and pool area is shaded by olive and pomegranate trees.

“Each project has its own kind of story behind the brands we work with. We always try to work with a couple Mexican brands because of my background,” Carlos says. The dresser in the dining room, for example, is designed by Comité de Proyectos, a studio based out of Mexico City: “They do amazing work. I saw that piece with the ‘feet’ and I was like ‘I want that so bad.’ The pieces have names of women, so that one is called Carmen and it's part of a three piece collection.”

In Keith’s eyes, the walls of louvers around the living room help marry the concrete plinth, wood kitchen block, and pool. “It was the most difficult thing formally to resolve, because you have all these pieces and have to figure out how to best connect them,” he says.

“Indah feels immense pride, especially for the late structural addition she hugs and calls her zigzag column,” Kathryn says. “We faceted it in the vein of one of our favorite sculptors, Constantin Brâncusi.”

From the pool, Keith looks down at Kathryn, sitting by the home’s entrance with their kids.

Texture is at play everywhere, from a bathroom’s pebble-wash terrazzo floors that wrap up walls to the lush landscaping outside.

“We value feeling over a perfect or manufactured finish,” says Kathryn, “so we jumped at anything touchy-feely, such as the droplet-like tiles cladding bathroom wing walls and structural columns that we are constantly petting.” Texture is at play everywhere, from a bathroom’s pebble-wash terrazzo floors that wrap up walls to the lush landscaping outside.

Designed for the 1972 games in Munich, the space-age 96-square-foot dwelling could easily serve as a backyard studio.

The Deck collection encompasses modular sofas, side tables, a coffee table, and an ottoman. Several seating units with uniform bases make it especially easy to create endless combinations.

The Bora line consists of a dining chair, lounge chair, sofa, ottoman, and lounger, available in two distinct wicker combinations: a bold and dark Umber, as well as a lighter Sorrell color for a more neutral vibe. Durable, yet comfortable back and seat cushions complete the look.

The LED valence and strip lights outlining the ceiling, millwork, and windows are characteristic of the tiny homes made by New Frontier Designs.