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The sofa, designed by the couple and Levenbetts, is upholstered in cotton velvet. The Habibi side tables are by Philipp Mainzer for e15.

For a concrete guesthouse in Stone Ridge, New York, LevenBetts designed an onsen-inspired bathroom with a steam room and a hinoki tub.

Floor plan of Square House by Levenbetts

The lower level of Maison Amtrak has two studies, storage space and houses the mechanical equipment for the house. The two bathrooms upstairs are directly over the mechanical services, keeping cost and noise down.

Suzanne and Brooks Kelley at the back of their 1,100-square-foot guest cottage.

Natural light was very important for homeowners, incorporated though plentiful clerestory glass and indoor-outdoor access.

Designed to feel like the cabin of a boat, Eduardo's bedroom is clad in marine grade plywood.

In the kitchen, designers Alfie Koetter and Luke Studebaker worked with woodworker Aaron Hauser of Mason Haus to create custom new millwork inspired by the look and feel of the original cabinetry. Hauser sourced sequence matched natural birch that was rotary cut to create the cabinets.

Floor plan of LIC Residence by Keith Burns

The landscape behind the house was left natural. Oak and juniper trees dominate the plot, and forest critters—foxes, wolves, raccoons—are frequent guests. Due to COVID-19 supply chain holdups, the exterior doors arrived several months late, which, according to the homeowner, resulted "in a raccoon being the first resident of our house."

The green roof’s dramatic slope is supported by a mesh-and-soil planting system by SOPREMA. Landscape architect Marie-Ève Parent of Lemay did the landscape design. The original house is visible beyond.

Half-buried in the hillside, the house has stable indoor temperatures in all seasons thanks to thermal mass and passive ventilation. In winter, radiant heating in the floors and a sculptural fireplace keep things cozy.

Sheathed in black asphalt shingles, the Sea Ranch home created by architect David Ross and artist Mark Dutcher exemplifies values espoused by the 60-year-old community: modesty, aesthetics, simplicity, and respect for the natural environment.

In the bedroom, the home’s allover fir lining extends to the base of the platform bed, which has matching linens for a highly monochromatic effect. Daylight streams through a skylight and ground-level window.