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Ikeda carefully considered the new uses that might involve the extended family when they visit. Thus, the detached guesthouse allows each family unit to have their own bedroom while staying together in the same place; features is the largest room in the guesthouse.

A matrix of copper beams were added hide lighting features.

The bathrooms used Towada stone in a natural pale green colour to contrast with the black and beige tones, continuing the “organic” palette.

Floor Plan of Suburb House by Studio Nocturne

For the landscape, Neal worked with a friend from graduate school who is based in Portland at landscape architecture firm Lookout.

Neal's home office is situated in a loft area adjacent to the stairway. The shelving system is from String Furniture.

A view from the kitchen looking toward the glass-ensconced great room, with a custom Olson Kundig-designed dining table in the foreground.

The interior of the Murphy bed compartment is lined with a stained cork panel and contains a smaller shelving unit for bedside reading, alarm clock, and reading lamp.

This 450-square-foot apartment includes an origami-like desktop that unfolds to reveal a perforated-steel divider that allows the passage of computer cables hidden inside the office compartment. This transformer-like cabinet helps maximize limited square footage.

When it’s time to eat or do homework, the adults lower the tabletop, revealing a dozen book cubbies.

The two halves of the home can be sectioned off with sliding glass doors—one side for the parrot, and one for the cat.

At 193 square feet, this former maid’s quarters in the 18th arrondissement in Paris feels much larger than its postage-stamp size. Lots of sunlight, bold colors, and geometric shapes give it a punch of life, and light oak shelving delineates the bedroom area to create a nook-like feeling.

From the living room wall, a panel folds down to reveal a bookshelf and form a table.