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The redesign enlarged an existing arched opening between the dining room (with its vintage Saarinen table) and the new addition.

For a bathroom in the new addition, the architects utilized the former addition's rocky foundation, complemented by zellige tile.

The existing home's master bedroom, with its marbled tile floors, inludes a vintage rattan chair and a view through the new addition to the outside.

In the original home, the renovation removed faux stone covering a fireplace to reveal the original stucco.

In Barracas, Buenos Aires, architect Leandro Seoane teamed up with La Base to build a one-level home for his mother, Elena, on the site of a demolished 1940s dwelling. The project became a test of how La Base’s metal-and-wood language could merge with Place’s modular construction to create a compact, high-quality plan.

The project began with a request for a custom rug that incorporated years of collected textiles from various travels. The final product, designed by Studio AHEAD, and cut and surged by Floortex Design, is now featured on the foyer staircase.

A custom walnut table by Studio AHEAD anchor the dining room. The bases are repurposed Jeffie Brewer sculptures that the clients had previously purchased.

“When I do a headboard, people will say ‘We want to put a shelf here or a sconce will attach here,’” says Yoshimoto. “And I'm like, don't do that because then it is only a headboard. If it’s not, then it's a sculptural thing that is acting as a headboard. As soon as you put a sconce on it, put wiring in—it is a headboard and it's lost its artistic ability to be a sculpture. If you don't want this to be a headboard, you could just hang it on the wall, and it's a sculpture. You could lean it on the wall on its side and it's still a sculpture.”

When Rui first bought the house, part of the ceiling had fallen down, so it was impossible to even go upstairs. He knocked down the wall separating the kitchen and dining/living room and created one large living space that also incorporates the striking green-and-black staircase.

Divided into three volumes (plus a garage), the single-level residence incorporates steel and stained and natural cedar. The architectural lines were kept simple and paired with the palette they help the house blend almost seamlessly with the site.

Custom white oak vanities continue the thread in the en-suite bathroom.

Now the ceiling framework gives the room more height, and two taller window units flank either side of the bed, adding to the illusion of more height. Pendants by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen hang above the custom white oak bed designed by Lake Flato Architects.

Yuan added skylights throughout the house to bring more light into the interior, including this one over the central island, which also has pendants by In Common With. The floors are by D’Hanis Terracotta Tile.

The interior designers hung a Puffball Cloud Pendant chandelier by Faye Toogood over the extra-long dining table by Miniforms, and surrounded it with blue chairs by Bruno Rey upholstered with Pierre Frey fabric. "One of the things the client wanted was a lot of energy and color,

Lake Flato Architects extended the brick around the fireplace across the entire wall, then added a steel beam to be able to remove the columns and lift the ceiling height. Office of Tangible Space added a Sofa by De Sede, Rug by Beni Rugs, and chair by Shiro Kuramata for Cassina.

A subdued palette and sumptuous curves help to showcase an epic city view.