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"Because it's simple, and because it's everywhere, it's immersive,

After: The once-basic kitchen now features deep green cabinets, Oyster Grey benches, and a Nagoya Mosaic tile splashback. Bosch appliances and Linear Standard pulls turn a utilitarian space into the heart of the home.

Margarete Schütte-LIihotzky’s kitchen, installed at Margarete Schütte-LIihotzky Zentrum

Wood panelling brings a warmth to the concrete-and-white space.

This area was previously open to the floor below, so SHED filled it with a built-in window seat and reading nook, with an Isaac sconce from Schoolhouse.

"We're always trying to get curves into projects,

Set to one side of the property, the lap pool is tucked into the landscape and positioned to take in the views. “There’s nothing more luxurious than a lap pool when you’re a swimmer, but I didn’t want to be looking at a sad pool in winter,” says Michael. “If I were living in California or someplace like that, it would be right in front of me all the time. But here, it's off to the side. So it's kind of its own world.”

The primary suite also features its own covered outdoor space. “The colors are constantly changing and the meadow changes every year,” says Michael. “There are things that happen in the meadow that did not happen the year before. And that, I find just fascinating.”

The box-like wooden structure contains pit-like spaces that dip below the raised foundation level.

Though the other buildings in the neighborhood are more traditional, “the neighborhood has latched onto this home,” says Lim. “It’s been a really pleasant surprise.”

Kuittinen was inspired by Japanese aesthetics to build his tiny home in Finland.

In the kitchen, a wood oven is built in. "I love the wood oven, as it makes you connect to the place and the rural culture,

Guest bath, view north to woods, the window in the bath opens to extend the feeling of an outdoor experience

Architects Tyler Noblin and Max Obata covered the street-side facade in cedar shingles to better match the vernacular of the neighborhood and the property's own 1912 main house.