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Inspired by a trip to a resort in Mexico, the walk-in shower has tadelakt plaster by Color Atelier in the color 'Nue.' The heated floors have flagstone in Jumbo Komodo Beige Honed Marble Mosaic Tile from Tile Bar.

On a rocky bank, Hebra Arquitectos builds a breezy home that opens wide to nature.

The red rock of the fireplace façade became smooth drywall with an elongated concrete hearth. “We fireproofed it with a layer of fireproofing between the actual fire insert and the outside walls,” notes Mattingly of the application. The rug is the Savannah from Armadillo, topped with a Cierre Aida Sectional from KCC, and a Little Petra Lounge Chair by &Tradition. The lighting is Noguchi, and casts a soft glow at night.

Seating area with modern gas fire feature. Surrounding walls of glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) with integrated custom aluminum lighting. Outdoor kitchen constructed of GFRC with 4" double waterfall countertop. Kitchen includes seating with pendant lights overhead, decorative niche, teppanyaki grill, sink, gas grill and refrigerator. Privacy wall featuring wood-look porcelain tile, floating shelves and television and accent lighting. Screen enclosure with mansard roof. Furniture and fire feature by Restoration Hardware. Photo by Vania Hardtle

Though the Burtons are landscape architects, they took an intentionally hands-off approach to their own land, which is part of the 1,800-acre Long Valley Ranch, a former cattle ranch. “We made very few moves, beyond planting fifty olive trees and some native shrubs and grasses,” says Bill. “We wanted nothing in the landscape to be edible or pretty, nothing to attract animals to the house.” Nevertheless, they’ve spotted plenty of fauna thanks to motion-activated “trail cams” they use to spy on local wildlife. To date they’ve snapped photos of mountain lions, bobcats, wild pigs, and a bear.

To ensure continuity, the middle portion of the terrace—including integrated heaters, a ceiling fan, and a fire pit—is covered with a minimal slope roof that Wade Design Architects cleverly hid above a continuous line of structural beams.

Instead of creating a super modern house, the archways and materiality brought warmth and character.

An island topped with a Raw Concrete waterfall counter by Caesarstone ($1,535) provides a place for the kids to make snacks. The Delta faucet cost $380; the Moen soap dispenser was $44.

Clint used the same Asian statuary marble in the main bathroom and the kitchen. Remnant pieces were incorporated into the secondary bathroom.

To flip the house, they eliminated the second story, taking the ceilings high and the windows wide. To make up for the lost square footage, they added on a wing, built a separate garage with a guest apartment above it, and brought the hangout spaces to the front to capitalize on the views. "The original house had good, solid bones,” says Jennifer. “What if the whole wall was windows?” the homeowner asked, and that certainly worked—sunlight pours in through entire house from the front floor to ceiling window wall.

The active family's pool stays busy during the hot Southern months.

The kitchen countertops are soapstone and the faucet is by Axor.

Eschewing the typical white barn vernacular commonly found throughout Napa Valley, Fernandez turned to the rustic architectural traditions of western mining communities for inspiration.

The Amelie bathtub from Rogerseller is meant to be an elegant, contemporary take on a claw-foot tub.

Inax Yohen Border tiles from Artedomus line the master bathtub.