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The shower also has an arched niche with the same patterned tile, and field tile also from Fireclay, in ‘White Wash’ and ‘Blue Velvet.’

The kitchen features custom-lacquered cabinets with white oak handles and, in lieu of upper cabinets, a wall niche to display dishes.

A brick hearth designed by Winter was updated with a gas fireplace. The couple redid the kitchen without enlarging it, in an effort to stay true to Winter’s plan. “We were trying to do a modern version of what would feel right in a house designed in the ’70s,” explains Rick.

The couple incorporated wood-and-glass sliding doors from ETO left over from a home they’d remodeled previously.

Rounded, sculptural fixtures resonate with the soft curve of the segmental arches.

The powder room has the aqua marine sink salvaged from the house’s previous iteration, paired with a Hang 1 Drop Mirror from Blu Dot and a vintage sconce.

The San Francisco, California, home that Butler Armsden Architects recreated for a young family was originally built at the turn of the century and was added to almost twenty years later. "The house hadn't seen much maintenance in forty or fifty years and was in dire need of repair,

The sunken living room features a built-in sofa and loveseat.

The tile looks vintage, but was selected and installed as part of the renovation. On the vanity: Kristall Tumbler in Blush by Decor Walther from the Oliver Thom Store.

The entrance to the home is through a timber-clad passageway, which connects the different spaces, which are all under one roof. Over time, the Canadian cedar timber cladding will develop a silver patina and the built form will dissolve further into the landscape.

An outdoor shower set in the timber-clad walkway offers another way for the homeowners and their guests to connect with nature, and an easy way to rinse off after swimming.

Canadian Castaway features a simple and rustic aesthetic with a focus on raw materials. "I didn’t want to paint the wood white, for instance," the owner says. "I just wanted to let it age naturally and invite it to mirror the natural world it's now a part of."

"We spent a long time considering the thresholds between spaces to create a sequence of rooms where you can’t quite tell what is original and what has been altered. At the end of the journey you get the glazed dining area which is heavily influenced by Victorian greenhouses but clearly a modern intervention.

In the living room, a new wall of glass connects the house to its landscape, while a family-heirlume Persian rug adds softness to the new ceramic tile floor.

"We were interested in revealing structure not just as a gesture toward honesty, but as a way to increase the apparent volume of the interior and create warmth without adding decoration,

In the study, a metallic-silver bubble lamp from Brooklyn Vintage sits on an Ikea dresser that Lizzy painted with bright, geometric patterns. The Checkmate Shag Rug is from Aelfie. The vintage fabric palm tree sculpture—visible in the mirror’s reflection—is from The Mod Weekend.