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Natalie and Lauren wanted to replicate the feel of a Zen garden with their home’s central courtyard. The garden features a Japanese maple that pops against the charred timber cladding, while structurally, the U-shape design ushers light right through to the back of the house.

Note Mansawataphaiboon cooks something up.

The redesign opened up the ceiling to reveal historic but damaged trusses, which were rehabilitated or replaced with Douglas fir depending on their degree of rot. The sofa and side tables below are from Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. The desk chair is from McGuire.

“At first we thought we might not need that much space, but then we started thinking long term. We look at this house as the home of our lifetime.” —Guido Chiavelli

Gesner’s house for John Scantlin,1965, highlighting the structure of the single ridge beam, and its lateral rib-like beams, rising up and out toward the view. Photo by Juergen Nogai

Stained white oak spreads across the living room under Douglas fir beams. At the far end of the room, a Jonathan Adler lamp stands next to an original limestone fireplace that was restored.

Architect Joseph Dangaran and his wife with their 17-month-old son. The couple designed the home together to meet the needs of their growing family and to showcase the work of growing architecture practice, Woods + Dangaran.

Maria Milans del Bosch’s Catskills home is attuned to the changing seasons. Sunlight pours into the double-height living room, where a Stûv fireplace and radiant floors keep the space warm in winter.