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The unit is positioned about 30 feet away from the house, which is far away enough that you can’t hear the kids if they’re being loud, says Sarah. (Her son recently hosted a karaoke party for 10 friends in the studio but it wasn’t disruptive, she says.)

Magid selected lively Whitby wallpaper by Mini Moderns for Linus’s room, along with Oeuf’s Perch bunk bed. The homeowner found the light-up rocket-ship mobile on a trip to Mexico City.

On the entrance deck, a hand-crafted wooden couple welcomes visitors. The U-shaped deck surrounds the entire lower level.

To maximize function, the living room's Brazilian-made sectional can be transformed into two separate beds for guests.

A large cement fireplace can be used in the winter months, and it's surrounded by walls of windows and sliding doors that can be opened in the summer. "We adapted our work and finishes during construction according to the possibilities presented by local labor,

The wide deck looks out on to a valley, where a wide table can host the owners' large family.

We proposed large openings that can open wide to connect the interior and exterior,

A U-shaped kitchen sits behind the living area, closest to the deck.

"On the wall behind the stove there is a panel of tiles from Oficina Brennand, to bring in Brazilian character to this space,

the office has a desk that can be folded down and a couch that can extend into a bed, for occasional guests.

The bathroom features the same dark-wood palette as the rest of the home.

"Our many ideas were floating around the mountain, and we needed someone to bring them down and turn them into reality,

Hoch Studio turns a dingy, cramped apartment into a sunny sanctuary with a winning personality.

Built-in cabinetry beneath the staircase provides extra storage space for the 1,024-square-foot home.

A dedicated fire pit zone means the garden can also be enjoyed in the cooler months.

The loft-style bedroom showcases a white oak niche, outfitted with colorful bowls by Loyal Loot, above the bed.

Constructed out of structural insulated panels (SIPS), the Element House is a modular building that was designed to operate independently of public utilities by instead employing passive systems and on-site energy generation. The house functions as a guesthouse and visitor center for Star Axis, a nearby land art project by the artist Charles Ross in New Mexico.