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With its shou sugi ban exterior, high-pitched roof and monochrome palette, this family home nods to Japanese design.

The sprawling 100,000-square-foot Yankee Candle compound comes with 16 bedrooms, an indoor water park, an arcade, a bowling alley, and a golf course.

The terrace connects directly to the interior, extending the living space outside. “In the same way that the KONGA Cabin is connected to nature, the interior and exterior materials are closely related,” explains architect, Mette Fredskild.

Campers line up on the shore of Lake Wahbekanetta at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan, for instruction from Oscar Zimmerman, former first bass player for Toscanini.

“Opening the house to the southwest also gave the best chance of hearing the ocean noises in the house at night,” says Sabbeth. A Malm Firedrum 3 fireplace anchors the corner, with a cream Piero Lissoni sofa, coffee table by Andrianna Shamaris and leather Cassina chairs placed before it.

Martin used two main materials for the house: wood and concrete. Square openings punched through the roof mark open-air seating areas around the perimeter of the house.

Project architects Studio Marshall Blecher and Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter opened up the center of the house, previously comprising a maze of fourteen small rooms, creating one large and airy kitchen and dining space with a high, chapel like ceiling. A six-meter-long concrete plinth standing at the center of the room which doubles as an island bench and dining table, had to be lowered into the house by a crane while the roof was being reconstructed.

A careful conversion of an old stone farmhouse, this luxury estate marries the beauty of the home’s original masonry with new elements of glass and Corten steel. While working with the existing stone envelope, the new home was opened up on all sides to highlight views of the expansive oak forest, and Mediterranean Sea beyond.

In the evening, the cabins glow like lanterns that sit on top of stacked stone walls. "We didn't buy a single stone,

The interior materials—Apricena marble, bleached oak wood—mimic the warm shades of the exposed natural stone, while softening the roughness with smooth finishes.

The corner of the hotel is decorated with a vintage sign.

The safari theme extends to Bartolomeu, Torel 1884's bistro serving French-inspired cuisine made with Portuguese ingredients.

On the green roof, guests enjoy stunning panoramic views, a hydromassage pool, and a lounge area.

“I knew it would be good,” says Trey of the primary bath, where sunlight washes the Tadelakt plaster in the tub and shower area. “I didn't know it would be this good.”