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The back patio and fire-pit area are central entertaining spaces. When the weather is nice, homeowner Joan and Ken wheel their dining room table outside for parties and dinners with friends. The fire pit was built using a steel cut-off from a natural gas tank.

“If the house had a wood frame, we wouldn’t have been able to get such open windows.”—Michael Epstein, architect

Repositioning the original staircase transforms the new apartment, created the experience of a continuous second floor while adding a hidden study beneath the stairs, which lead to the downstairs bedroom.

The wood-fired store is from local company Homestead Stove.

Beside the pool is a multi-use guest house that can accomodate visitors with a movable wall of bookshelves deliniating the space, or become one large office or yoga/exercise studio.

An infinity-edge pool is a frequent gathering space for the family.

A view from the kitchen looking toward the glass-ensconced great room, with a custom Olson Kundig-designed dining table in the foreground.

Nestled in the heart of Manhattan, at the crossroads of the West Village, SoHo, and Greenwich, the multi-level house extends a cheerful welcome with a bright red front door.

Perched high above Oakland, this expanded midcentury soaks up jaw-dropping views—even from the bathroom.

The design team converted the formal dining room into a unique indoor/outdoor bar. A wooden ceiling and accordion doors connect the little lounge area right to the deck when the weather’s nice, and close it off into a cozy den when the nights start to cool.

The owners retained an existing steel fireplace, which is beside a wall sculpture by the home's original owner, artist Alden Mason.

The owners retained an existing steel fireplace, which is beside a wall sculpture by the home's original owner, artist Alden Mason.