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A look inside the master bedroom with a vaulted ceiling.

The living room and dining area occupy the heart of the "living" volume and are enclosed on both sides by full-height glazing.

Despite the remoteness of the lot and the challenges it posed, the light-gauge steel frame was erected in days, and the entire home was completed in two months—a testament to the ease and efficiency of the prefabricated system. The building sits on upright columns that are bolted to independent concrete footings, giving the home the illusion of floating.

courtyard at dusk, boys in bed

courtyard at dusk

view from the living room towards coutyard. Barbara in the covered swimming pool

The outdoor shower situated off of the master bedroom is enclosed to offer privacy and features a courtyard garden. Michael Arp of Lanoha Nurseries designed the house's landscaping.

The architects designed the rooms as a linear sequence wrapping around a central courtyard. As one would have traversed the preexisting rock face, residents are constantly negotiating small elevation changes throughout the house. The plan also protects a central courtyard from the harsh Yucca Valley climate.

The architect incorporated a central courtyard in the house, an unusual but intelligent design response for the region with a temperate climate. “The house sets up an interesting tension between two established [courtyard and farmhouse] typologies,” Crump explains.

The recessed area in the wooden deck can be used for a fire pit or a vegetable garden.

The model home is furnished with Muji's line of home goods.

The Japanese "no-brand" masters of minimalism unveil the first single-story design in their line of prefab homes.

Entryway decor comes in the form of a wood--- by--- and a row of locally procured cacti.

One of the building challenges was transportation through the steep and windy roads to the isolated site, which is 0.5km away from Cornwall, one of Connecticut's smallest towns.

Almost everything about Bob Butler’s Nashville home is unexpected. Its sunken living room, open beams, and carport hark back to the 1950s, yet it’s barely more than a year old. The breezy, rectilinear residence transports visitors to midcentury Hollywood Hills or Palm Springs, though it’s located in a city known for Craftsman bungalows and the rococo mansions of country stars. Most surprising of all, Bob designed and built it himself, with only a few years experience under his belt and no formal training, and on a budget that would get the attention of many area residents: $115 per square foot.

Benjamin Moore’s 2021 color of the year is Aegean Teal, a hue meant to bring comfort into our homes.