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Leah designed a stone planter that works as an herb garden and vinyl storage, noting that

A 3-D color field above the couch is the backdrop for a curtained projector box that faces a blank wall for movie nights. To the right is Kiki’s Neo-Vanity Modular Mirror. The couple are obsessive collectors. “We love going hunting for weird objects and fun things when we’re on road trips in places like Connecticut and Pennsylvania,” says Vincent. The couch is from BoConcept, and the pillows are from Dusen Dusen.

A layering of old and new, solid and transparent are evident in the play of materials and form. The original brick walls remain, wrapped by the wood- and metal-clad addition.

Saddle Peak House, Topanga Canyon by Sant Architects. Interiors by Context Gallery.

From inside, the combination of window and clerestory reads as one transparent view.

A before-and-after shot of the bathroom, where the couple chose more bolder surfaces

Several years later, he installed an exterior staircase and divided the upper floor into two guest wings that accommodate up to six people apiece.

A geometric glass entry gate leads to the rear unit, which comes with its own address.

Located on New Zealand’s North Island along the Coromandel Peninsula, this timber-clad shipping container house by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects captures the simplicity of living with nature. An open-plan layout extends the interior toward the surrounding landscape and ocean, while a built-in mechanism reveals a drop-down deck on one side of the unique holiday home.