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The renovated interior offers unobstructed views and a clean, minimal backdrop for Rick and Lucy's bespoke collection of furniture, art, and decor.

The main living area and principal bedroom open directly onto a wedge-shaped terrace overlooking the lake.

A narrow hallway leading to a bedroom is lined with built-in storage.

In total, the Cooke House includes four bedrooms and three baths.

Full-height windows and glass doors connect one of the bedrooms to the yard.

The most recent homeowner updated the kitchen and bathrooms.

The house is made of glazed brick and red cypress with concrete floors.

Capturing a 1970s West Texas sunroom vibe, the new dining room combines reclaimed wood and brick with custom painted steel windows for a seamless integration of old and new. "Our north star was to use a modern sensibility to create something that looked like it had always been here,

The eponymous founder and principal of Michael K. Chen Architecture resuscitated a four-story, 3,600-square-foot home in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood that was built in 1895 and had been abandoned for 20 years. Its newest owners—a tech investor and an art teacher at a public school—were inspired by the playful color palette that was still apparent underneath the building’s decay. "We had epic color palette meetings, looking at deck after deck for paint colors that spoke to us or provoked a particular sensation,” says Chen. “You don’t look at the color, you inhabit it.”

Announcing: the winners of the 2021 Dwell Design Awards! We’re thrilled to share the projects that wowed our expert judges panel and our readers this year.

The soft undulation of the outer brick wall continues playfully throughout the heart of the family home in a lattice form.

The home’s four bathrooms are tiled with custom ceramic tiles in four different colors. The pink upstairs bathroom is the only one with a tub.