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Monika and Darren Bennett worked with SM Studio on their custom home in Vancouver, B.C. The main house has 2703 square feet, plus a 514 square foot garage/studio on the rear alley, with a courtyard and pool in between the two buildings.

The courtyard brings natural light into the lower level of the home, which has a den/media room, guest suite/workout area, and storage and mechanical.

“I’m the queen of Ikea cabinets,” laughs Jade. She commissioned custom birch-veneer plywood for the doors from L.A.’s Anderson Plywood. While she was budget-conscious in many ways, she also is willing to splurge where it counts. “Hardware is where I spend money. That’s where people touch and feel it,” she says. “It’s important to me that it feels significant.” Here, pulls and knobs come from Mockett. The countertop is a man-made resin from Arizona Tiles in La Quinta.

In this temperate, oceanside climate, the house relies on natural ventilation, with numerous operable windows.

In the living room, a new wall of glass connects the house to its landscape, while a family-heirlume Persian rug adds softness to the new ceramic tile floor.

The fireplaces juxtapose ornamental wood and a modern concrete finish on the firebox surround.

Greenway Studio designed this home addition In Victoria, British Columbia, to blend in with an existing natural rock formation.

The rock outcropping in the backyard of this house in Victoria, British Columbia, influenced the design of the home’s addition.

Pablo designed his home with simplicity in mind, opting for simple geometric forms and a minimal color and material palette.

Pablo designed his family’s home to disrupt as little of the landscape as possible.

Under the extension of the A-frame is the dining area and a large sofa for gathering. According to Pablo, the family gathers there in all weather. "Listening to the rain on the roof and in the trees is a wonderful experience," he notes.