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Matte-black tile laid in a chevron pattern provides a backdrop for a wood-burning fireplace in the living area.

The sleeping area, outfitted with a California king-size bed with a built-in headboard made from Baltic birch, showcases expansive views of the mountain landscape, connecting guests to nature.

The work desk looks to a massive window that frames views of pine-covered mountains and sky.

The cabins focus on nature, providing perspective and work-life balance.

The timber-clad cabins at Find Sanctuary in Big Bear, California, were devised to help urban professionals manage stress anxiety.

The village is arranged in an orderly grid with roadways to facilitate daily routine.

The marketplace’s structure provides a framework of partial shade, providing a place for community members to set up shop.

Ever found yourself with too many guests and not enough chairs? Muuto’s pentagon Five Pouf is a polished solution to extra seating woes—and for those tricky unused corners of any room.

Sweeten your stems with Muuto’s U-shaped Kink Vase in dusty lilac. For an added layer of playfulness, it’s unglazed on the outside and glazed on the inside.

The primary suite on the third level features a bath positioned against the window framing the courtyard.

The primary suite on the third level connects to a terrace where one of the home’s cutouts frames mountain views.

On the ground level, one of the home’s massive cutouts creates a connection with the outdoors.

To create Casa del Tec, the grand prize for Solteos Tec Tradicional, a lottery in Mexico that funds scholarships for higher eduction, Chilean firm Elemental referenced castle design. “They are fortresses turned inward, protecting something inside that we cannot see. They are simultaneously strong and monumental, and have an abstract presence in the world. Castles are introverted, but not shy.”

Tadao Ando and James Turrell inspired the design of the lighting and elliptical cutout in the toilet’s roof.

Jupe CEO and chief designer Jeff Wilson poses with The Portal in Northern California. The front facade is a large piece of two-way glass, and users can pull down a retractable screen for privacy.

Jupe says its design for The Portal was inspired by Bjarke Ingels’s Copenhill and Sluishuis projects as well as Donald Judd’s minimalist and monolithic structures.