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A new deck made of garapa, a sustainable, rot-resistant tropical wood, has a woodburning hot tub from Goodland.

Daniel sits at an Artek Half-Round table by Alvar Aalto. The vintage oak chairs are by Bruno Rey.

The living room features a Noguchi lantern, a velvet Soriana sofa by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Ingo Maurer Uchiwa 6 fan lights, and a teak Hans Wegner credenza.

The Bauhaus bathroom is named for the tubular pattern on the floor tile.

The kitchen features custom-lacquered cabinets with white oak handles and, in lieu of upper cabinets, a wall niche to display dishes.

Surya’s first word was the Hindi word for bird,” says his father, Ali, “and it’s amazing to see all the birds that are coming through here now that are attracted to certain plants.”

The garden is fed by a laundry-to-landscape graywater system that gently releases water into the soil through wood-chip mulch basins. “They operate as a sort of living filter, soaking up the graywater and slowing its flow into the landscape,” says installer Leigh Jerrard of Greywater Corps, who holds workshops to teach homeowners how to set up the low-tech system themselves. Impurities are broken down through microbial action, and eventually the mulch becomes a rich compost.

Featuring more than 100 species, the garden is brimming with bird and insect attractants. “Surya’s first word was the Hindi word for bird,” says Surya’s father, Ali, “and it’s amazing to see all the birds that are coming through here now that are attracted to certain plants.”

Kelli de la Torre enlisted her neighbor, designer Tina Ford to create a 2,946-square-foot barn with an unexpected addition: an 876-square-foot loft that her family now calls home.

Guest beds are from Lulu & Georgia.

Joel designed and built the wall-mounted vanity base to fit the rounded shape of the marble sink surround, which the couple found years ago on their first visit to Hudson. The apron is fashioned from a reeded oak tambour panel. The wallpaper is Kelly Wearstler for Lee Jofa, joined by a Lulu and Georgia mirror and Eny Lee Parker sconce.

Bedrosians tile covers the walls and floor, with sconces by Kelly Wearstler for Visual Comfort and California Faucets.

The modern addition has the primary bathroom, with a soaking tub placed below picture windows.

The size of the house and the layout encourage spending time together, another welcome change from the couple’s life in Paris. “In our former house, we were all in our private spaces,” says Patrice. “Here we spend time in the central areas. It’s basically one floor, and you can call out to each other easily.”

Donate, Isabelle’s mother, takes in the view from the dining table over a cup of coffee. “You can quietly take your breakfast here and wait for the sun to come into the room, looking out at the beautiful old cherry tree,” says Isabelle. “When the weather is nice, with the sliding doors open, we feel directly in contact with the garden.”