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In the living room, an antique farm table surrounded by Charlotte Perriand chairs adds an organic element to the streamlined space.

Designed by a little-known architect in 1949, the now streamlined home honors its original bones.

The airy, light-filled interior is made of reclaimed timber and siding from a 19th-century barn.

The oversize front door is clad with birch to blend in with the walls.

With regards to the woodwork, "all of the new stuff that we added all have modern profiles," says Rausch, but their application recalls the home’s traditional roots. White paint marries new and old.

New stone walkways, laid in a swirling pattern, surround the 4,600-square-foot house.

When Rob and Mary Lubera started pulling threads to uncover the origins of their new home—the lone midcentury house amid rows of Tudor Revivals in suburban Detroit—not even architecture scholars could have anticipated what they would find. Theirs is the last surviving residence by Alexander Girard (1907–1993), a modernist visionary who made his name in textiles but tried his hand at virtually everything, architecture included. The shoji-like laminate screens, seen in the entryway, are characteristic of his Japanese-influenced work.

Nerovnya took inspiration of a forest bonfire to create AMBER house, a luxurious yet cozy retreat that resembles piece of glowing amber at night.

Inspired by northern Scandinavian homes, the geometric YUKON house comprises two interconnected and elevated structures: The larger volume houses the bedrooms and living spaces, while the smaller of the two contains a compact dining area and kitchen.

Proposed for a forest’s edge, the YORK house opens up to the outdoors with large sliding glass doors and multi-leveled terrace. A central block visually splits the four-bedroom home into two, creating a new twist on the traditional gable roof.

The two-story SOL House features massive glass walls to create a continuous connection with nature and, when viewed from certain angles, makes the building appear invisible to an outside observer.

An emblem of modernism, the white-and-green kitchen was once a floor model in Scavolini's Birmingham store.

A steady rhythm of interior columns supports the simple framework. Architect Ron Rea created a lighting solution on the columns which appears as though it was always there.

This single-family residence in Bloomfield, Michigan, known as the Treehaus, embodies the iconic style of midcentury modernism. Thanks to a thoughtful renovation, this rare dwelling has been restored to its original state of refined elegance.

Lining the roof of a subterranean section, two reflection pools provide a canvas for reflecting the structure's concrete and glass form. A walkway divides the color-dyed water, ending at a staircase that leads down into a sunken courtyard.

A floor plan of ÖÖD’s Iceland mirror house shows how the living, sleeping, dining, and bathroom spaces are arranged.

The custom pendant above the dining table was made by a small Lithuanian design studio based on a brief from the client. The black hexagonal tiles help define the different zones in the tiny interior space.