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Tigg Coll Architects took a new approach to a straightforward town house renovation and expansion in London. The home’s rear extension has its own personality, with with pivoting glass doors, sharp red support beams, and a wood-burning fireplace. The overhanging concrete plinth acts as a hearth or, as Tigg imagines it, a sort of contemporary inglenook. Wood piles neatly between the beam and wall. The fireplace, a Stovax Riva 2, is flanked by a Lampe Gras wall lamp; firewood is cleverly stored in the narrow space between the fireplace and the red support beam, creating a fun moment of practical texture in the room.

Spruce walls in the cabin’s bedrooms reference the surrounding natural scenery.

The sun-drenched dining room features a commodious table designed by Measured Architecture and fabricated by local studio Caliper, surrounded by restored vintage Danish chairs.

One of the owners is a chef, so the kitchen, featuring HAY Revolver bar stools, naturally takes centerstage. Although it opens to the living room, the imposing butcher block ensures that cooks can be sealed away when maximum concentration is needed.

The Museum for Architectural Drawing in Berlin, designed by Russian firm SPEECH Tchoban & Kuznetsov, has a wooden door that mimics the structure's textured concrete exterior.

The half-wall makes furniture arrangement in the living room a bit easier, as a couch can be placed against it to create a conversation area near the preserved window seat.

The firm shrank the footprint of the front porch to give the living room more interior space. New fir casework can be found throughout the renovation, and the siding is painted in Benjamin Moore Wrought Iron.

Two rectangle vessel sinks sit side-by-side across from two one-piece toilets in this bathroom, an absolute oasis of natural materials.

Among modern bathroom vanities, vessel sinks are all the rage due to their simple yet functional design. This sleek white porcelain vessel fits perfectly into this gorgeous tropical bathroom.

Modern bathroom vanities with undermount sinks require a larger space. This unique bathroom layout works perfectly with this large vanity.

The master bathroom’s countertops are detailed with the same Carrara marble seen in the kitchen. The faucet and shower trims are by Kallista.

The bespoke tubs and basins are handmade and finished in light gray Mortex that matches the Pergaminho limestone floors.

Oak and concrete surfaces mingle in the kitchen, where views of the landscape are framed through a window and the sliding glass door that opens onto the cedar-clad patio.

A godsend for Seattle denizens craving nature, Granite Falls can be reached from the metropolis in about an hour, and this asymmetrical A-frame with the exposed beams makes for one serene sleepover. Resting atop a granite ledge overlooking water that flows through the Cascade Mountains, it was originally built in the 1970s, but is now contemporized with objects from the hosts’ duo of Seattle design and plant shops. Let the hours evaporate by reading in the hammock loft, dozing in the sky-lit bedroom, or splashing in the hot tub on the back porch.

There are treehouse vibes galore in this wood-clad, three-story midcentury house—the entrance is reached by way of an elevated deck, for instance—propped on a hill above the sandy beach-strewn Manzanita. The hosts are designers, and so the interior is inviting and airy, with hues of gray and yellow playing with the abundance of natural light. It may feel secluded here, but Neahkahnie Beach, a more subdued alternative to kayaking at nearby Nehalem Bay State Park, is only a five-minute stroll away.