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Limestone floors and cherry wood countertops give the kitchen warmth and texture.

In the relocated kitchen, on the annex's ground floor, a whole wall, from cabinets to backsplashes (as well as the adjacent island), was painted green, as if they're single pieces of furniture.

The Suita House renovation totaled ¥18,309,834, or about $164,405.44.

On the second level, part of a structural wall was removed and replaced with built-in plywood shelves to create a permeable partition that encourages visual connectivity between the dining area and the stairs.

The new kitchen features a "super pantry" concealed behind sleek, black, screen-like sliding doors.

The spacious pantry makes gathering ingredients a convenient, pleasant experience. Dash Marshall designed the custom sliding aluminum door.

The light-filled shelving.

Open shelving creates flow between the kitchen and dining room.

All new flooring is natural oak.

Montalba Architects selected Eternit Floor Intense Crystal 103 mineral flooring for its lightness, longevity, resistance to fire, and recyclability.

Artist Lauren Ewing designed a stylish but subtle home in her native Indiana, using Canadian maple for the hallway and living-room floors, giving them a bright, clean look. A built-in shelving system borders the hearth, creating functional and decorative storage spaces for firewood collected on-site.

The Kinuta N–SS01 bookshelf is inspired by umbrella and shoe racks near the entrances of Japanese temples and Shrines.

The bespoke walnut storage and brass hardware in the principal bedroom was designed by Tang. The lamp is by Noguchi.

A slatted screen at the entrance helps create a moment of arrival. A shoe cubby helps keep clutter out of sight.

Nive buys loads of fresh produce and wanted a place to store it that was accessible and uncluttered, so the team provided these open shelves.

The little blue pulls on the built-in timber cabinetry were sourced from a local maker in a hue specifically chosen to match the bricks.