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Natural light provides the kitchen with an ethereal quality.

The clients were looking to create a calm and comfortable space to retreat within, with moments of privacy and seclusion within the open plan.

The new bathroom features Terrazzo flooring from Concrete Collaborative and gorgeous green tiles from Heath Ceramics.

After sitting vacant for a few years, the apartment was gutted and outfitted anew for a European fashion designer who lives abroad but likes to visit Rio de Janeiro to spend time with friends and listen to classical music.

On/Off Monoblock by Boffi

The overall design balances high- and low-cost materials—as in IKEA kitchen cabinets alongside custom shelving and a Breville espresso machine.

One of the system's best new features are the interior drawers, which can now be as detailed as the most expensive high-end systems, providing a place for everything with drawers for pots, knives, tablelinens, and dinnerware.

This kitchen features a sleek Henrybuilt kitchen system in white.

A consistent wood palette makes the interior feel cohesive.

The stone wall was designed to look as though it had been there as long as the original rock formation.

Overhangs and one-foot-thick insulation keep the interiors naturally cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

The renovated kitchen is open, airy, and connected to the rest of the main level. Plum Projects used Bedrosians Magnifica Luxe polished white porcelain for the island, countertops, and backsplash. The black upper cabinets are made from Richlite: a durable, sustainable material made from recycled paper.

After: The soaring new living and dining space benefits from an abundance of natural light from every side, and they spent a lot of time trying to find the best lighting for the kitchen. The final choice: long, narrow copper pendants from Denmark suspended by ultra thin wires to not disrupt the visual flow of the room.

Street view and main entrance at twilight.

A gently winding set of exposed aggregate concrete pads leads to the Wabi House’s front door. Mariscal sought to “hide the house behind a dense forest front yard.” As the crape myrtles grow in, they will further filter the home’s facade.

Though the house is a conversation piece in the more traditional neighborhood, its natural materials nicely complement its surroundings.