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The rear of the home is built into the surrounding hillside.

The rear curtain wall system opens to an outdoor patio raised above the tree-covered landscape.

My Neighbor Totoro

Another side of the home opens up onto a large lawn.

The kitchen cabinets flawlessly fit below the line of the staircase. On the far end, a clerestory window is positioned above the cabinets to draw light into every corner of the living space.

Rocks dug up during construction were saved and incorporated into the poured-concrete floors and walls. Hydronic heating coils in the floor are augmented by a wood stove during the damp winters.

Architect Nic Brunsdon renovated an original heritage cottage for a young family in the suburbs of Perth, Australia. The 3,229-square-foot home includes a sunken “garden room” with large sliding doors that connect the interior gathering space to a sunny green courtyard.

"The client had sourced some period-appropriate inspirational images and asked us to run with it,