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Dellekamp + Schleich built this C-shaped weekend getaway in Valle de Bravo with a central courtyard that prioritizes play.

Floor Plan of Casa C by Dellekamp Arquitectos

"We love to be at the fireplace with a glass of wine or mezcal—it's one of our favorite places,

With previous uses a butcher shop, grocery store, window workshop, hat shop, and a restaurant, the mix-and-match facade feels like an appropriate reflection of the renovated home's varied history.

Barache describes the metal roof as essentially a deformed plane, placing an apple beneath a sheet of paper to demonstrate his point. He chose zinc for its malleability and the high level of the craftspeople who work with it.

The couple welcome visitors to Casa Mami, a thoughtfully curated, secluded desert getaway.

Even the water tank, driveway, and parking area got an update.

Lofted amid eucalyptus and oak trees, Graham Paarman’s house in South Africa is a glassed-in, steel-frame structure with a veil of vertical slats. Excluding outdoor areas, it measures about 720 square feet. Half-round bays project to form a balcony, a pergola, a dining alcove, and a bathroom.

Architect E. Fay Jones designed the Richard D. and Alma Brothers House (left) for a University of Arkansas professor couple in 1956. The Arkansas modernist (pictured above right in the 1988 chapel he designed in memory of philanthropist Mildred B. Cooper) is the only one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s apprentices to have received the prestigious AIA Gold Medal

Frank Lloyd Wright lived and taught for decades at his home, studio, and architecture school, Taliesin, in Spring Green, Wisconsin.

Almo Troup repurposed nearly all of the materials from a tumbledown shack to create a dreamy, minimalist workspace in his backyard.

One of four sited in South Los Angeles, a starter home designed by Lehrer Architects and constructed for roughly $200,000 occupies an infill lot provided by the city.

With a home for his family along the Mississippi River waterfront, architect Barry Yoakum aimed to achieve the highest standards of energy performance and carbon mitigation without compromising on design. A modern anomaly among its historically styled neighbors, “the house is a fresh, authentic approach to climate change but also a piece of architecture,” he says. Its Pac-Clad aluminum panels with Bone White Energy Star coating reflect light differently from minute to minute while reducing solar heat gain. “The house will age well over time,” says Barry, who expects the cladding to have a long life span.