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This three-bedroom holiday home on Waiheke Island by MacKay Curtis is designed to maximize sun, views, and opportunities for outdoor living. The ground-floor living area is enclosed with glass, while the bedrooms and bathrooms are housed in a timber-clad box. Sliding glass doors open the living area to the deck, which overlooks Mawhitipana Bay.

NanaWall folding glass walls are engineered to perform in harsh climates, including the snowy winters of the Methow Valley.

Blaine Architects capped the front addition to this Eichler home with a shed roof that mimics the slope of traditional Eichlers, but slants in the opposite direction to make it distinct. The wood screen is made from Accoya.

"The owner wanted the front door to match the same yellow of Caterpillar, the heavy machinery company,

Principal bedroom looking west, with the large second floor deck beyond

"This was the easiest room to transform, and where we got the most bang for our buck,

The Monocular - Back at Dawn

The house has a front door, but it’s actually not the main entrance: That’s found around the side, via a soothing, wood-lined courtyard. It’s a natural space for outdoor entertaining, too, thanks to the built-in fireplace and bench.

Custom cabinets in a mix of white oak and lacquered paint join Miele appliances and a honed quartz countertop.

Top 10 Black Gable Homes of 2020: A dramatic take on an archetypal shape, these pitch-roofed residences cut a striking figure.

The gable roof and L-shaped structure add a buffer against the sound of winds blowing at up to 45 miles per hour. “You don’t hear the outside,” says Ravi.

Out on an upper-level terrace, a skylight in the floor brings daylight into the mudroom below.

The dining table area sits at the meeting point between the two wings, with the Douglas fir ceiling spilling downward to form an entire wall (showcasing a painting by Zhou Hongbin).