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The countertops are Verde Alpi marble.

Sliding doors cast shadows across the concrete floor.

The entry floor now boasts the striking Hex Clip pattern from Clé Tile. Horner also installed custom shelving and a floating bench, both fabricated from birch plywood.

The door to Eoghan Mahony’s office is set on a caster and has a hinge that runs the entire ten-foot height.

Molly and Jake watch TV with the balcony door ajar.

Key to the space-efficient floor plan is a strategically placed set of recessed areas, includingthe sleeping nook and writing desk.

From these two balconies, one can look down at the top of the tree in the middle of the enclosed garden.

Humble Hostel was conceived by a group of young people who proposed temporary housing that could also give back space usually taken up by kitchen areas, bicycle parking, and other junk.

A new bedroom was created in the lower level of the extension. Nested within a cliff to make the best of the site’s sloping terrain, this bedroom receives plenty of natural light.

In the master bedroom, the same perforated material that was used in the bathroom gives a sense of sunlight filtering through leaves.

In the warm interior of the X House in Hennepin, Illinois, Diane Pascal and Thomas Richie enjoy the view from their boiled-wool Ligne Roset couch in the main living area, where wood paneling on the ceiling and walls mirrors the topography of the landscape. A gauzy green curtain adds a moment of color to the scheme.

Beds are lofted above the kitchenette and large bench, and are accessible by wooden ladders.

Builder Ross Percival helped finesse the finely tuned detailing that separates the internal slope from the rock outside (opposite). The Pedro wire stool is by Craig Bond for Candywhistle.

"A minimalistic color spectrum was used in order not to distract from the main accent—the view from the window," adds the architects.

A sliding glass Western Window Systems door dissolves the boundary between indoor and outdoor.

Large sliding doors fully enable indoor/outdoor living.

Students from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, designed these cabins to be placed at campgrounds throughout the state. Named “The Wedge” this sloped-roof wood structure with plywood interior walls was built in just four days.