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The ADU's kitchenette is tucked into one side of the structure, with a ladder leading to a carpeted playroom for the kids. "It's a great example of a family home that doesn't always look like it,

Villa Lena is located in the heart of rural Tuscany. The estate’s 19th-century villa (originally built for an Italian aristocratic family) now houses an artist-in-residence program. Surrounding agricultural buildings—former farmhouses, stables, and hunting lodges—have been converted into charming guest accommodations.

3550 Meier Street in Los Angeles, California, is currently listed for $2,495,000 by Brian Linder, AIA, from The Value of Architecture of Compass.

Hand-built by visionary architect (and surfer) Harry Gesner in 1974, the Sandcastle on the Malibu coast is listed for a steep $22.5M.

Dubbed Rusty Ridge, the multi-level home sits on a quaint, peaceful street with no other properties in sight, all while being just a short walk from popular restaurants and shops.

"Evenings can be spent beside the rock fire pit, or entertaining guests with an outdoor dinner, movie, or game night on the sheltered screened porch,

The glassy, newly built cabin is a stone’s throw away from hiking trails, with exclusive access to Lake Blue Ridge.

The Eames Ranch also houses a metal shop and wood shop for hands-on work, which allowed for Demetrios and her mother Lucia Eames’ own sculpture practices.

Joining Demetrios, the Eames Institute staff includes other design leaders and entrepreneurs like president and CEO John Cary, who previously consulted for the Aspen Institute, the Obama Foundation, and TED; director of programs Lauren Smith, cofounder of Pop-Up Magazine; and chief brand and marketing officer Sam Grawe, who was formerly the editor-in-chief of Dwell and global brand director for Herman Miller. Industrial designer and cofounder of Airbnb Joe Gebbia provided the seed funding.

Spencer Greene and his daughter, Anya, go for a dip in their Palo Alto, California, home. The three-inch-thick acrylic pool window allows the parents to monitor their children’s swims from the LC4 chaise longue.

A system of clerestory windows, positioned underneath a cantilevered roof, strategically filters natural light through the interior. A full-height window in the living area provides dramatic views of passing storms.

This airy addition on the back of a historic house in Boise is a model of sensitive renovation, seamlessly melding new and old. Photo by Lincoln Barbour.

Float On Clerestory windows from YKK Commercial give the illusion that the roof hovers above the house—a key factor in keeping the light, modern touch that the homeowners desired. Epstein did not design the clerestories in a single, straight line; the glass drops down where possible to allow the maximum amount of light. It took a bit of convincing to sway his clients. “He said, ‘Listen to me, stay with my concept, and you won’t be sorry,’” Tetreault recalls. “So I stuck with it, and I’m not sorry.”

A clerestory around the perimeter of the butterfly roof gives an illusion that the roof floats over the box of the treehouse.

In 1979, architect Gary Michael designed a roof structure that mirrors the form of the original house to cover a section of the large ipe deck.

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Noted Portland architect Richard Campbell designed this two-story residence on a wooded lot in Portland’s Highland Crest neighborhood as his primary home. After it was completed in 1966, the house received a 1979 addition by architect Gary Michael. It was later restored and renovated by Paul McKean Architecture in two phases, from 2011 to 2013 and 2018 through 2019.