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The living room section of the ground level opens into this tiled patio, furnished with a long wooden table. In the background is a pool.

Ana Smud’s studio is in downtown Buenos Aires, yet she also has a home office with built-in bookshelves and a long narrow desk.

Architect Ana Smud’s residence in the Vicente López suburb of Buenos Aires is surrounded by gardens and wrapped in timber, concrete, and glass.

“I think we underestimate the power of having lunch together and how that helps us communicate and bond as a team,” says Di Domenico, whose colleagues gather around the 12-foot dining table to share meals. Hay's Rey chairs line the custom-stained table, made by Jussaume.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing and a linear skylight help welcome the landscape within the cabin’s small footprint.

The bedroom is raised several steps above the living/dining area “to make it independent from the rest of the house, reinforcing the idea of the studiolo,” says Eduardo.

“Overall, with the Helmut and Hildegard Eppich House, you are not buying a residence but a work of art to add to your collection.”

Built in 1972, the Eppich House steps down a steep, wooded hillside in West Vancouver and features four levels that open to the outdoors.

The roof is bonderized steel, which gives it a matte gray color, and the siding is Kebony—a thermally modified wood.