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The cork stairs with a rope railing lead down to the kids’ level.

Ridge skylights in a vaulted ceiling welcome light into the open living space of the family's home.

The Japanese pantry in the kitchen is by Shibui Kotto.

The Koi pond appears as an interior extension of the outdoors. Water flows underneath a large pane of glass to an exterior half of the pond that is shaded underneath the covered patio.

The wall in the den also received variegated cedar planks, as in the living room. Fieldwork redesigned the built-in unit with an open and closed system, fashioned from Hemlock and gray matte lacquer. A built-in sofa creates a seamlessly integrated lounge.

The team expanded the kitchen and gave it a modern look that now features stunning walnut cabinets, gray Caesarstone counters, and a beautiful teal backsplash with tile from the Ann Sacks Modern Line.

The essence of this 1950s kitchen was recreated with modern-day appliances and additional counter space.

Webber + Studio went with a bold, orange hue for these kitchen countertops. Past the front door and a short hallway lies an expansive living, dining, and kitchen space.

For the renovation of this Portland midcentury kitchen, Risa Boyer started by removing a wall and converting the former galley kitchen into an open plan that shares space with the living and dining areas. Now, the centerpiece of the kitchen is a generous island with plywood cabinetry veneered with vertical-grain Douglas fir and a Caesarstone counter with a waterfall treatment at one end.

HabHouse renovated this Pasadena midcentury and gave it a completely new kitchen designed according to its original footprint. The materials were chosen in accordance with the original architect Calvin Straub's favored materials: vertical grain Douglas Fir.

Previously, the long volume of the main living area was chopped in half by a wall that enclosed the kitchen on one side. The division was a jarring way to separate the kitchen and dining room from the main living space, so the designers removed it to improve the connection between the main living areas. Removing the wall helps to expose the home’s beautiful post and beam structure throughout and unify the living spaces. To emphasize the structure, the team repainted the ceiling beams a dark color to contrast with the natural wood that was preserved.

Thick Calacatta marble counters wrap streamlined sage green flat-front cabinetry, painted in Farrow & Ball's "Mizzle." The island pendants are Cedar & Moss, and the Alfi Low-Back counter stools are by Jasper Morrison for Emeco.

The firm enlisted their Parisian carpenter to make the cabinets in the "Frey style and color"—stained maple topped with cream-colored quartz. Appliances are all Bertazzoni except for the refrigerator and freezer, which is a Frigidaire Professional. The brick wall would not have been original, but the firm kept it and hand-painted the surface in the style of Le Corbusier’s Parisian apartment.

This midcentury kitchen was well-positioned so the updates maintained its original footprint, adding plenty of storage space for all the family's cooking and dining essentials.

Portland-based pastry chef Andrea Nicholas purchased a 1953 midcentury ranch whose 2,500 square feet needed "a lot of TLC." Nicholas hired architect Risa Boyer to design the renovation, which involved opening up the kitchen to the dining room and creating a contemporary open-plan living space.

In Mexico City, architect Yuri Zagorin Alazraki created a home of stacked boxes, complete with lush garden. It features an outdoor dining room, a bedroom shaded by sustainable tropical wood, and several courtyards. This one lines concrete walls with soft yellow jasmine.

Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos designed this four-story dwelling in São Paulo with natural lighting and ventilation in mind, maintaining a dialogue with the outdoors at all times. For instance, the living and dining rooms, set on a floor of reclaimed wood, lead directly to the garden.

Calling to mind Paul Rudolph's low-slung, midcentury glass pavilions, this new-build is an homage to the Sarasota School. Seibert Architects went back in time while adhering to current FEMA codes, such as a roof that can handle hurricane winds. Although the owners' art collection is a focal point of the house, so are the glass walls. Sliding doors open onto a courtyard that is home to a giant aloe and two Madagascar palms.