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Set below Highway 101 and the Amtrak train line, the cedar-shingled duplex perches on piers anchored to the seawall.

The continuous birch plywood millwork spine anchors the 1,200-square-foot apartment, concealing structural columns and ductwork while organizing storage, display, and workspace in one fluid gesture.

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Renowned firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designed an understated 1,000-square-foot cabin in a lakeside town in Northern Michigan.

The corrugated metal siding was selected for its durability—capable of withstand harsh Michigan winters and hot summers. Its galvanized finish morphs in the shifting light and changing seasons.

The rocking chair in the reading loft is Kevin's favorite piece of furniture. He says it's deceptively comfortable and the perfect place for a nap.

Architect Gio Ponti (with his wife and daughter in the background) in the Milan apartment he designed on Via Giuseppe Dezza.

That’s how Milla Novo and her husband, Nigel Nowotarski, came to live in the top of what was once a chapel. As you step into their apartment, large arched windows hint at its ecclesiastical past, but the couple’s eye-catching textiles and artworks—set against pristine white walls—make the biggest impression.

A structure built in a Polish ROD cannot be permanent, nor can it exceed 375 square feet.

“Sometimes you go with emotions rather than logic,” says Woodhull founder Caleb Johnson. “I just wanted to renovate the little Pizza Hut look-alike my son told me looked like a blowfish.”

Architect Ana Smud’s residence in the Vicente López suburb of Buenos Aires is surrounded by gardens and wrapped in timber, concrete, and glass.