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Inspired by a vintage Swedish design book, Ann gave the fireplace an asymmetrical shape and plaster finish, and the interior was rebuilt. The wood coffee table is by Muhly, and the metal one a vintage piece that Ann found later on, purchasing because she got a kick out of the similarities between them. "It made me laugh,

Open tread on the stairs lets light from the large window pass through.

The guest bathroom features an organically shaped wooden table, which is suspended on copper and rests against the textured stucco wall.

A "watshitsu" room, which is used for meditation and tea drinking, has a fully glazed wall that looks out to the verdant trees beyond the apartment.

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The central stair sits against a three-story mahogany cabinet that houses a powder room, a study, and a multitude of closets.

Natural materiality is displayed through crafted timber furniture.

The emphasis on wood finishes continues inside, where the skylit atrium bifurcates the house. On the second floor, the primary bedroom and a pair of smaller bedrooms straddle the stairwell.

Overhangs and one-foot-thick insulation keep the interiors naturally cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

This 1,200-square-foot cabin was designed as a forest retreat for a family of writers and producers.

The dark cedar wood countertops and a rose gold faucet in this kitchen meld together to craft a cozy and industrial feel.

Heath tiles were used in the primary bathroom, and unlacquered brass fixtures from Watermark continue the theme.

Malcolm Davis Architecture helps a family roll back years of hodgepodge additions while opening the rear facade to the garden.

The double-height wall of windows in the living room looks out on the property and was a big draw on their first walk-through.

A maple tree grows through an ipe deck in this garden that Mary Barensfeld designed for a family in Berkeley, California. A reflecting pool separates it from a granite patio, which is furnished with a Petal dining table by Richard Schultz and chairs by Mario Bellini. The 1,150-square-foot garden serves as an elegant transition from the couple’s 1964 Japanese-style town house to a small, elevated terrace with views of San Francisco Bay. Filigreed Cor-Ten steel fence screens—perforated with a water-jet cutter to cast dappled shadows on a bench and the ground below—and zigzagging board-formed concrete retaining walls are examples.