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The stone slab forms a display niche in the cabinetry, and syncs up with the materials used elsewhere in the house. The step up, and the flooring material change, designates the boundary between foyer and the rest of the home.

The new foyer is designed after a Japanese Genkan, and ensures the entry is clearly delineated from the rest of the house. The wood of the bottom stair forms the bench for sitting and removing shoes.

The main entrance is at the bright orange door. Sogno Design Group worked to preserve the site’s natural characteristics as much as possible, thus the addition “floats” over the landscape in places.

A pathway winds between a pair of Japanese maples and a myrtle tree that dates to the home’s original construction. The floor-to-ceiling windows and sliders are by Fleetwood.

With no yard to speak of, And And And still managed to find an impressive amount of usable outdoor space. Off the dining area, a slider opens onto a floating balcony. On the other side of the home, the kitchen spills onto the patio. Loungers from Hay accompany a table from CB2. The Dimple sconce is from RBW.

The home’s exterior went from beige to dark green, and a new matching fence encloses a patio. The house numbers are from HEWI.

The guest bathroom.

Another look at the primary bathroom. The faucet and fixtures are by Phylrich phylrich.com, while the Primavera Verde Tile is from Mutina.

To break up the otherwise open main level, the architects added a powder room wrapped in green. In the foreground, the living area also features a Ojai Lounge Chair by Lawson-Fenning and an Offset coffee table by Philippe Malouin for Resident.

In the living area, Jeremy, left, and Joe relax on a green Muuto sectional. “We never would have chosen it on our own,” says Joe, extending praise to their architects for nudging them to take chances. “Now we can’t imagine any other sofa. It’s perfect.” The velvet sofa upholstery in Moss is from Knoll, while the rug is from Armadillo.

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.

The house is essentially an upscale surf shack. The design outdoors facilitates easy showering, clean up, and board storage.

A view of the open plan living space inspired by Jens RIsoms Danish childhood. Risom Library chairs from the early 1960s surround the dining table.

The main living area of the home is filled with Risom pieces Tom inherited from his father over his lifetime. The travertine coffee table with the geometric base was never produced. The lone non-Risom piece is the Swan chair by Arne Jacobsen.

The Cape Town house that architect Michael Lumby designed for his friends Robyn and Clint Campbell is clad in simple, inexpensive brick in varying patterns that allow its facade to curve. The facade has a similarly rough finish. “I wanted something that will age and patina with time and be low maintenance,” says Lumby.

A custom commissioned orange island out of steel is the centerpiece of the Sorth cabin.

Cabinets are all lined with hardwood, and the walls themselves are clad in Blackbart timber with a unique paint treatment that allows the texture to shine through to add warmth.

In one kitchen, the countertops are Corian, while in the other, you’ll find stainless steel. “We changed materials for each to give them a different identity,” says Elsley.

Copper and timber will weather beautifully over the years to come.