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In the tiled master bathroom of their L.A. Chinatown loft, Dan Bernier and Amy Finn Bernier have an child-height vanity next to an adult sized vanity. A clever to impart good oral hygiene habits to little ones.

In the bathroom, the cast iron tub is a Paris flea market find, and the cement floor tiles were designed by Alix and made in Istanbul. “I love to use mosaic tiles in gradations of color,” she says.

A wide picture window overlooking illuminates the living room toward the rear of the plan.

The interior was constructed using cross-laminated timber (CLT), which provides a sustainable alternative to concrete and steel.

Interior design studio Mistovia combines chunky terrazzo, glass bricks, shiny surfaces, and bold colors to dazzling effect.

To avoid the sight of dirty dishes, the sink is on the side rather than in the island, where instead an induction stove from Bora (with a cleverly designed down-draw exhaust system) makes the kitchen “really social,” says Kate. “One of us can be cooking while the other can sit and have a glass of wine.”

Manuela and Filipe sit on a built-in daybed with their daughter. Mapa Architects decided to showcase the home’s cross-laminated timber structure. “We could have added a coating over the material, but we believed the exposed wood would give us a nobler effect,” says architect Luciano Andrades.

The Alualéatoure chair by Hélène de Saint Lager serves as a nightstand with a pink ceramic lamp by Entler Studio.

"There is an open kitchen because we love to cook for crowds,

The curved blue kitchen larder has a projecting “nose” that illuminates the worktop and a mirrored eye that “winks” each time the door is opened.

Table study for MO-TEL by Office S&M

Illustration of stair for MO-TEL by Office S&M