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The living room features a well-loved staple of mid-century design: a conversation pit.

Before: The previous bedroom was rather plain with lower ceilings.

The building site at the beginning of construction. The area had to be cleared of snow by Jussi-Pekka and his father.

Clear Alaskan yellow cedar vertical siding clads the exterior. Ryan designed a hidden gutter system, which he perfected after an ice storm hit the house when construction finished.

Before: Previous owners had given the Tudor a standardized kitchen remodel.

The fireplace within the original brick surround roots the interiors to its site and its heritage. A giant sliding door leads to a deck, flush with the interior floor. Round skylights and a round ceiling light relate this space to the kitchen, with its oculus and amoeba-shaped island.

The main bathroom is a study in restraint. A concrete ramp sink sits on a vertical grain oak from Querkus.

A subtle shifting of the wood blocks in the screen reveals a haiku of sorts - notice the 5-7-5 pattern

The DJ station and record collection is a perfect fit in the living room.

“We’re always throwing events,” says Paul, so the indoor/outdoor style was a great fit for them.

Mary and Kundan Bhullar built a shipshape country escape that sits lightly on the land in the Aravalli hills near Gurgaon, India.

The cabinetry is fabricated by a local Indian craftsman styled in the manner of modern German and Italian kitchens at a fraction of the cost.

The house for Kundan's mother, dubbed Chameli, is constructed of two 40 x 8 containers located next to the family's garden.

A Chicago-based firm known for preserving cultural landmarks builds a refined weekend home on Lake Michigan’s southern shore.

"A lot of people thought we were crazy to put in a fireplace in a Florida home, but the biggest surprise for my wife and me has been how much we use it,

"The kitchen is pretty small, so we were inspired by Japanese design where everything is highly organized,