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Margarete Schütte-LIihotzky’s kitchen, installed at Margarete Schütte-LIihotzky Zentrum

Making maximum use of a tight footprint, architect Robert Sweet designed a two-story home in Hermosa Beach that provides plenty of flexible indoor/outdoor space for residents Anton and Mardi Watts and their children.

For the flooring, designer David Lucido imported Stalitillo tile.

The living area is encased on three sides by window walls, which slide open to the deck and offer views of the meadow and water beyond. "I love sitting in the living room and staring out to the water, the doors just melt away and it feels very quiet,

A custom-designed console fits the wall perfectly and creates a spot to drop keys and mail, or check appearances before going out the door.

Harty explains that budget was an issue, and so "the house is just big enough to suit the needs of the family without being too grand.

Even on the stairs, wood remained a prominent feature, with a wood handrail, treads, and a side wall with vertical slats.

The open-plan living area is outfitted with a sectional, large format porcelain tile flooring, and an integrated oak storage bench and shelving.

Calandra Design recreated the rear yard, where a sectional sofa, a fire pit, and a dining area provide places for the family to spend time together outside.

An integrated oak bench with storage bridges the kitchen and the dining area, where a massive oak table is surrounded by orange dining chairs.

Culdesac Tempe occupies a 17-acre site east of downtown Phoenix, offering residents a car-free lifestyle with amenities like free light rail passes and access to e-bikes.

Discrete storage is designed into the bottom of the booth, while the seat is upholstered in vegan leather made from pineapple skin as both the owners are strict vegetarians.

The Tracy family gathers in their Jamestown, Rhode Island, home's sunlit dining room, where the one-wall kitchen can be seen in the background, chosen for its space-saving quality. Fisher & Paykel appliances are paneled in the same wood as the custom cabinetry.

The three-bedroom home features a built-in bunk room. Large inset windows throughout allow an indoor-outdoor feel despite the single-story home's modest footprint, just over 1,000 square feet.

The single-volume home has been designed to appear to float over the lot on its deck. Ryan upgraded the existing foundation to support its passive design. "Originally, I wanted to make the whole house powered with wood pellets," he says. "But I decided against shoveling pellets in the snow. I'll get weird in a little bit less of a cold climate."

The addition of a small second story allowed room for the primary suite and sitting areas.

Alaskan yellow cedar. Neal milled the boards from previously felled trees on their family property in northern Washington.