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Capturing a 1970s West Texas sunroom vibe, the new dining room combines reclaimed wood and brick with custom painted steel windows for a seamless integration of old and new. "Our north star was to use a modern sensibility to create something that looked like it had always been here,

The fully equipped cooking school is located in the middle of the building, offering guests an immersive farm-to-table experience.

The airy, light-filled interior is made of reclaimed timber and siding from a 19th-century barn.

Built into the foot of a forested mountain, the Pool House is located at the edge of the St. Lawrence River valley floor.

Brothers’s workspace uses skylights to let in sun. The lack of windows helps him focus on his craft.

In the living area, Brothers sits on an Artek stool while perusing a selection from his library.

Homeowner and surfer Christopher Hansen envisions a secluded oceanfront retreat that lets him keep an eye on the waves.

“From anywhere in the house, you have a sense of the outdoors,” says Melonie, “and yet it’s very private.” Ikegami agrees. “The building was really about the landscape—it can dissolve into the background,” he says. In the master bedroom, Japanese Tansu chests from the couple’s previous home flank a Duxiana bed. The full-height windows and swing door are from Western Window Systems.

The upstairs bedroom was designed with privacy in mind. Arnott placed it toward the back of the house and outfitted it with its own private balcony, which provides an elevated view of the landscape. The architect describes the house as one with a dual personality: "It needed to be a sanctuary, but also host 20-plus skiers in a hot tub."

Against the modernist backdrop of concrete, glass, and wood, antiques and family heirlooms create an inviting, homey atmosphere. "It’s an eclectic collection, but it all works together. Everything’s so authentic. It’s all Lexi," says principal David Arnott.

The home’s high-efficiency windows are oriented to maximize natural light. At night, the floating, wood-burning fireplace creates a cozy gathering space among lounge chairs and faux-fur throws. Vintage rugs on the concrete floor add an additional layer of warmth and texture.

Designed by Stockholm firm Waldemarson Berglund Arkitekter, this prefab artist studio called Ateljé 25 is shaped like a Monopoly house, serves as an artist’s studio and has simple plywood interiors and massive skylights.

The bathroom set-up echoes that of the kitchen. A single-bowl, apron-front sink sits on a thin steel shelf, with exposed plumbing and separate hot and cold taps. The tall, slim inset mirror conceals a medicine chest in the bottom portion.

“There is this golden hour in the early evening when the sun hits the big, old windows in the living room, and that wavy texture of real poured glass casts dramatic, dappled shadows across the burl wood cabinets,” says Willemsen. “That layered combination of texture and warmth turned out to be my favorite moment.”

Black leather West Elm sofas anchor the room atop a gridded Annie Selke rug.