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Volcanic cobblestones, exposed copper pipes, and a slatted timber ceiling provide a textured and moody feeling for the bathroom, where multiple windows help to give the feeling of showering outdoors.

The floor doubles a bench in the mezzanine-level office, where a steel-framed recycled hardwood desk is also a guardrail. "It's a small space, but it feels large given that it's open to the double-height living area,

Copper louvres punctuate the cantilevered corner window, helping to ventilate the home.

Blue-grey walls in the mezzanine-level bedroom tie to blue-grey volcanic cobblestone in the kitchen and the bathroom. Small square windows on either side of the bed provide painting-like views of the landscape.

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The compact house is sheathed in cypress, glass, and copper and features an expandable roof.

"White walls aren't the only answer to a spacious feeling,

A cantilevered corner window and a massive pivot glass door in the living area gives the feeling of being outdoors while relaxing inside.

Salvaged ironbark flooring, with integrated storage, marks the living area, where a double-height ceiling and a cantilevered corner window gives the feeling of being outdoors while relaxing inside.

Salvaged ironbark floors in the living room step down to the adjacent kitchen and dining space, creating a built-in seating area.

The kitchen-and-dining area is outfitted with a recycled hardwood table, woven copper chairs by Michael Gittings, and concrete counters.

A large steel-framed glass pivot door provides interest and outdoor-connection in the living area.

First-level floor plan for the Brook by Small

Perkins & Will designs a mountaintop Passive House that takes energy efficiency to the next level.

The farmhouse, originally built in 1894, is now a recognized cultural heritage site.

The 1873 Schoolhouse floor plan

Top 9 Objects of 2020: A mug reinvented 100 ways and a Bauhaus beehive are among the nominees in this year’s Dwell Design Awards.

Peter Braithwaite Studio crafted this peaceful retreat for a couple in Seabright, Nova Scotia.