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Sofa and rug are from Restoration Hardware.

The Main Street House by SHED includes spaces both inside and out that engage with the surrounding site while maintaining a sense of refuge. Large glass sliders open up to the outdoor dining space while the living area directly connects to a spacious patio.

This remodel of a 1959 ranch-style house in Madison Park by SHED features new green space, an exterior deck for entertaining, and a built-in fire pit.

With the home’s glass walls pulled open, the patio and fire pit become an extension of the dining room.

Herron Horton Architects converted a garage into a place for kids to study and play.

This innovative family home in San Francisco’s Mission District includes a library/media room where a rolling chalkboard panel conceals the TV when not in use.

One of the villa's drawn plans

The facade, defined by a wall of glass on one end of the L-shaped dwelling, illuminates the muted living area.

Full-length glazing creates an extended dialogue with the property's stand-out beech tree.

The living area is intentionally spare to accentuate the presence of the mammoth beech tree.

Natural light streams through the double-height, open-plan living area.

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.

Another view of the kitchen reveals fittingly minimalist black-and-white artwork.

The modernist extension is a brutalism-inspired beauty, featuring a charred wood–and–glass volume split neatly into two halves. It’s two-faced architecture, if you will—but together, the two sides tell one beautiful design story.

Ground Level Plan

Main Level Plan

Ground-level floor plan of Tree House by Madeleine Blanchfield Architects

A 36" matte white Cafe Appliance range with metal hardware is paired with a dramatic marble backsplash and concealed range hood with a drywall surround.