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The owners can get herbs directly from their garden when they cook. Hot Mesh chairs from Blue Dot surround the firepit.

A bedroom looks out over the pond, and has an accompanying deck.

“We looked to balance interconnection and independence in the design and developed an architectural strategy that allowed both autonomy and togetherness,” explains Johnson of the approach to multigenerational living.

He used blizzard counters from Caesarstone, and mirrors behind the shelving add to the open feel of the space

A Hans Wegner Shell chair offers visitors a place to rest in the glass-walled foyer.

A band of clerestory windows provide plenty of natural light.

Special features include hidden storage walls and fold-down beds.

Specializing in high-end, energy-efficient, modern homes, Cleveland–based evoDOMUS makes only custom designs, so you can rest assured that you’re not purchasing an off-the-shelf model.

Perched below the Griffith Observatory and overlooking Hollywood is a lush lot crowned with four towering olive trees and a 1965 home designed by modernist architect Craig Ellwood. When a young couple purchased the home in 2018, it needed substantial work. For a historic restoration, they called on Woods + Dangaran, a local firm fluent in modernist history. The team completed a meticulous restoration of the home while keeping original components like the linear shape, open plan, and expansive windows. One of the most striking features is the original koi pond (a feature deemed so essential that its preservation was a condition of escrow) that is now crossed via a bridge that leads to a new lap pool—perhaps the biggest intervention on the property.

The luminous primary bathroom features an Aquatica Purescape 171 Freestanding Tub, along with matte black faucets from Crosswater London. The pendant above the tub is a Gino Sarfatti Model No. 2065 Ceiling Light.

Lambert & Fils lights are suspended over the island.

Thanks to a prefab in-law unit, an octogenarian modernist lives independently on a peaceful, verdant site in Northern California.

Conceived as an escape from city living, this 2,580-square-foot prefab comprises two primary and 11 secondary modules, while the 290-square-foot guest cabins consist of single modules craned into place atop concrete piers.

The interiors of the cabins showcases a concrete ceiling and walls and wood flooring.