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“Wallpaper came into the picture, which was totally fun,” Ron says. The new powder room is gussied up with CW Stockwell Martinique wallpaper, a Scarabeo Ceramiche Teorema wash basin, and light fixtures and a mirror from West Elm.

To pay homage to the home’s era, the couple chose a midcentury-inspired Pacific Green Starburst III tile from the Cement Tile Shop to go behind the Moreno Bath MOB rosewood vanity. Hudson Valley Lighting fixtures and CB2 mirrors add some retro bling to the bath.

RIC Design Build paid homage to the midcentury era and architect Alan McCullough’s legacy while making the house work for today.

The compact weekend retreat has been designed to withstand the elements and for longevity—an approach that resulted in an overall cost of more than $300K. “We had to overengineer some elements as it’s such a remote location that repairs and replacements would be difficult,” says architect Leon van der Westhuizen. “In the end, that all added up.”

The decks and pergolas are attached to the shipping containers and were folded around the modules during transport—an approached that informed the way the modules look. “It’s kind of like the moon landing,” says architect Leon van der Westhuizen. “There’s all the mechanics of actually getting the capsule up there and that drives the aesthetics. A lot of engineering went into that and there were a lot of intricacies.”

In the living room, a vintage Womb chair by Eero Saarinen and a vintage Egg chair by Arne Jacobsen face a 1960s coffee table by Risom. The side table is also by Risom, and the floor lamp is by Louis Poulsen. Beneath the window is a dollhouse built by Sven for Leah 35 years ago.

The owners requested many customizations to this home, including an extended island and plenty of vantage points to the views.

"We were able to create a more welcoming scale within the vastness of the site by positioning the bedroom corridor around the bonsai,

The home's open plan combines kitchen, living, and dining into one large space.

Arquipélago Arquitetos and Mariana Caires designed this timber home hugging the hillside in the Bocaina countryside region of Brazil.

Nestled into the woods near Lake Union, the glassy residence was featured as the home of the month by the “Seattle Times” in 1961.

The front entrance has a dedicated storage space for surfboards and wetsuits.

On the exterior, tongue-and-groove cedar siding sits below the metal roof.