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As the neighborhood changes, up the block the intersecting street of Klandorp will soon become car-free.

In Joshua Tree, Tyler Quinn built a tub—which looks like a mirage you’d stumble upon while wandering the landscape—right into the bed rock next to his off-grid house (and very first build). “I accomplished this with a concrete saw, with my cuts about four to six inches deep. I would then remove the entire layer of granite with hand tools; chisels and hammer,” says Quinn.

The general shape of the hot tub follows the shape of the stone itself.

This is a door! It's also a art piece that cleverly conceals the heat pump.

The minimalist kitchen opens up to the living room. Open shelving on the kitchen island create a sense of spaciousness.

The dark cedar-stained lanai is the cozy, attractive center of activity at Kūono .

Regain focus and boost your productivity—here, we walk you through seven steps to soundproofing your home office.

Adjustable pegboards help lawyer Dan Franklin manage his compact apartment in downtown Manhattan. The Executive Chair is by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller.

Working is much more pleasant when you have natural light to brighten up your space. If you aren’t lucky enough to have a window, then invest in some stylish lighting.

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The standing seam metal roofs are made from steel, and the cladding from natural cedar. The siding is darkened with a low-VOC, formaldehyde-free stain: a healthful alternative to more traditional options.

After more than 15 years spent in construction, high school friends Simon Fyall and Richard Egli started to imagine an architecture that blended in with the landscape of British Columbia better than industry-standard buildings. Soon after, the pair founded Blend Projects to build their vision: crisp gabled homes strung together from eight-foot-long cedar-sided glulam sections.

The large .73-acre hillside lot also leaves ample space for a garden, where the couple takes the kids to implement some eco-friendly activities into their day. “They just say, ‘This tomato is the best tomato I’ve ever tasted,’ and it's because their little hands help grow it,” says Venea. “And it’s so cute because as they’re getting older, I see them taking pride in going to the garden and helping grow their own food.”

“Celebrating California indoor/outdoor living is key,” Oni says of her and Didi’s new rental unit. “We splurged on that—it was the best thing we did.”