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The main living space features a sofa designed by Hugo with a green velvet fabric by Pierre Frey, sconces by Gio Ponti, a coffee table by Hélène de Saint Lager, a Moroccan rug, a Memphis-style green table in marble from the ’80s, and a surrealist painting by Andrée Pollier.

“This architecturally stunning home steals the show with Streamline Moderne lines and curves, elegant corner windows, and statuesque Queen Palms,” says the listing agent.

Maximizing a 280-square-foot plot, House Tokyo by Unemori Architects makes clever use of ceiling heights and half levels.

Unsure of how to light under the loft, Monica turned to a friend from the gym who works in lighting design. He helped her with the design, the installation, and even gifted her materials.

Architect Minwook Choi’s 710-square-foot Seroro House rises from a tiny urban lot in Seoul that had long been neglected because of its challenging size.

The floor plan of the Holiday Home.

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.

Kolbe Windows & Doors gives a midcentury house a fresh outlook on its surroundings.