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The enormous picture window in the living room frames spectacular views over the water, allowing the family to feel immersed in nature even in the wildest of weather.

The arrangement of windows in the home creates a play of light and shadow and allows the family to experience different views as they move around the space. “It’s about creating a calm, comfortable home that is still dynamic,” says architect Line Solgaard. “There are 360-degree views but you don’t see in every direction at all times—there are moments of drama throughout.”

The furniture throughout the summer home is custom made to perfectly fit the compact interior. “Because the space is so small, you have to think of it as like a sailing boat and it has to be as smart as possible,” says architect Line Solgaard. “If we bought furniture it would be too big or take focus away from the architecture. The furniture we designed is integrated into the building.”

Asked if he has a favorite aspect of the space, Paleari doesn’t hesitate. “For me, for sure, it’s the light.”

The previous homeowners had cultivated a large, Asian-inspired garden. The courtyard centers around this towering, bushy tree.

The original layout was very much of the time: a perfect midcentury modern flow, with a closed-off kitchen and a fire put in the floor. “They were cool but impractical spaces,” says Schaer.

Paul’s favourite spot to stand is in the kitchen looking west through the dining room windows, “I turn my head to the right and see the ‘Mr. Miagi’ tree.” The other direction, he can see through the glass to the living room where Anna Siem’s large painting hangs.

The Heritage Edition luxury travel trailer by Bowlus is clad with riveted aluminum and is marked by a satin silver finish. Customers can also opt for a matte black finish or a satin grey one.

The design team restored the cork floors. The island lights are Sven Middleboe for Nordisk and are original to the house. The counters are Ceppo Di Gre Marble and the door to the restored pantry is painted Tarrytown Green by Benjamin Moore, and given a porthole window with reeded glass.

Opening the connection between the basement and the main floor, Plum Projects made the staircase the center of the home. Polished concrete floors anchor the space.

Guido and his girlfriend, Stefania, relax on a Monopoli couch from Désirée in vibrant shades of green. “When Stefano chose the wall colors, I thought, well, at the worst we’ll have to repaint,” says Guido. “Now I wouldn’t change it.”

A large mirrored section of a bookcase in the living area swings out to create a temporary wall; behind it is an 85-inch TV. “I love cinema and food,” admits Guido. “Those are my biggest interests.”

The skylit sunroom holds a pair of vintage red armchairs passed down through the family.

Designed by architect Stefano Pujatti of ElasticoFarm, chef Guido Fejles’s house outside Turin, Italy, rests partly on the renovated roof of his childhood home, where his parents still live. The newly flattened surface has become a shared terrace for the two households. The other side of the corrugated aluminum–wrapped home stands on yellow piles. At the center, a pair of trees rises through an opening.

The office/library acts as a transition area that “slows the separation” between the main living spaces and the primary bedroom, says Sean.

The living room was kept the same, and existing oak floors refinished.

“They really wanted to have tile in the kitchen and at the front door, but everyone disliked that hard edge line,” says Gregga. “Doing the organic edge of the tile helped make the entry space and kitchen feel like one, and then it disintegrates into the living and dining room.”