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Altadena’s Boulder Crest home blends Arts and Crafts elements with midcentury-modern architecture.

Floor plan of the Legend Two by Nestron

The Fish Camp acts as the couple’s forest getaway, just a quarter mile from their main house.

Five House by M Gooden Design floor plan

“The pitched ceilings and ribbon of clerestory windows make the interior feel more spacious than it is,” notes Gooden.

Rather than expand their midcentury home, Anthony Marks and his partner built a guesthouse on the unused half of their double lot, in Denton, Texas. The gated fence borrows from the material palette used for the dwelling. “It’s like an introduction, or preview, to what lies beyond,” says architect Michael Gooden.

The roof, which appears to float above the heavy stone walls, tilts slightly upward along the southwestern facade, creating the ideal design for passive solar heating.