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Street view of the double gable

Looking from new back porch towards the new pool, casita building, and new outdoor living space.

Architect: Pleysier Perkins, Location: Merricks Beach, Victoria, Australia

Architect: YAMAMAR Design, Location: San Francisco, California

lit Onyx stone back splash

The black facade of the Yatabes’ house may turn a darkly futuristic face to its suburban block, but behind it the house is full of light. In Saitama, a tightly packed neighborhood near Tokyo, the black metal screen affords the family privacy without sacrificing outdoor space.

The facade of a house in Belgium consists of "knitted bricks." “In this part of Belgium, 90 percent of the houses are built with brick,” says architect Tom Verschueren. “It’s a classic material that we tried to use in House BVA in a totally different way.”

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The home’s kitchen features dual Miele ovens, Thermador refrigerator and freezer, and Thermador induction cooktop. A feature wall clad in natural Carrara marble sits behind sliding cabinet uppers. Paola Lenti Heron counter stools in ‘verde scuro,’ coordinate with custom cabinet fronts, accented with Spinneybeck leather pulls.

When creative director Martin Ringqvist and his wife, My, a teacher, moved back to Sweden after a year in Los Angeles, they wanted an authentic, warm space to live in with their two children. The kitchen’s matte-black Vipp system is paired with an antique white ceramic tile stove that was typical in the late 19th century. Although it’s not operable, the stove is used by the couple as a staging ground for illuminated candles and a storage space for an iPad that controls the home’s sound system.

A sleek, minimal kitchen with lacquered MDF cabinets provides a glossy contrast to the unpainted walls.

"Amplified" Tiny House - Brazilian Abaco hardwood and corrugated metal siding

Architect: Lloyd Russell, AIA, Location: Encinitas, California