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Marble was used on the kitchen island, complimented by walnut cabinetry and butcher-block countertop, as well as a backsplash of ceramic tile.

The new kitchen, part of the reconstructed extension, takes advantage of ample glass.

“The kitchen building is hunkered down and has a flat roof, which is a very different architectural language than the large volume of the guest bedroom tower,” Shaw says.

Floor Plan of Stealth House by Specht Novak Architects

The cabinets and staircase are made from local wood, the bean bag was a present from Bernjus.

A few feet from the beach, Luc Carpentier turned a hidden bungalow into his new home. “I asked Alexander to do the renovation because I admire the way he interprets Manrique’s style,” he says.

Situated near Lanzarote’s northern end, Famara is a seaside town famous for its remote beach, which draws surfers and their vans. Following the coastline, you’ll see El Risco—desolate, rocky cliffs that slope from the island’s elevated interior like a rugged mountainside.

A massive existing rock formation is embedded into the design, anchoring one corner of the tiny home and tying it to nature.

Overlooking the Hudson River, Allan Shope’s nearly 3,000-square-foot sustainable home features handmade furniture and an undulating floor, all crafted from the site’s felled black walnut trees.

Caroline Place is a minimalist home located in London, United Kingdom, designed by Groupwork + Amin Taha. Surrounded on three sides by eight and nine story mansion blocks shielding it from the heavy traffic on Bayswater Road and tourism on Queensway, Caroline Place is a quiet enclave of late 1950’s terraces north of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. Built with a Modern Northern European sensibility of sharp brick lines and crisp mortar joints layered with softer timber detailing, their interior layouts remained firmly rooted in an earlier English Edwardian tradition.

In the bathroom, the shower stall looks up to the open sky.

Offset planks of wood lend texture to interior walls.

Constructed from oak and ironbark timber, the pavilions were inspired by their surroundings. Local architecture firm Liminal Studio designed the structures to reflect a deep understanding of the coastline’s natural color palette, curving rock formations, and landscape.

In southern Osaka, Japan, Horibe Associates designed a 911-square foot house that directs views outwards towards rice fields and woods beyond. However, at the center of the home is an open-air atrium with access from multiple rooms, creating garden-facing rooms that give a serene and nature-focused backdrop that changes with the seasons.