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The residence features two large art studios, each capped with a vaulted ceiling to further enhance the sense of space.

“My studio space is so glorious,” says artist and homeowner Miriam Nabarro. “The round window is a kind of thought space where ideas are born, and pocket doors open out to the verandah so I can work both inside and outside. It’s a very flexible space.”

Floor Plan of Backyard House in Oosterbeek by Manta North

Floor Plan of Montara House by Porter & Erb Architects

Candour is a prefab building system and a tool to customize building components within that system—including walls, floors, facades, and roofs—with a proprietary CAD plug-in. Users of the software can draft a design, determine if it’s feasible, and price it all in one day. Designs are built at Candour’s manufacturing facility in Sunshine, Melbourne.

Floor Plan of Spellman/Larsdotter Residence by Sean W. Spellman

Timothy’s grandfather built the small wooden wall cabinet (now hanging beside the fireplace) to house his collection of screws. Each box in the cabinet features his sketch of the type of screw inside. “We knew we wanted it as soon as we saw it in Tim's parents’ basement,” says Maureen. The photo leaning against the wall is one of the classic shots Elliott Landy took of The Band.

Floor plan of Pritchard Residence by Woodhull

Located on a windswept site, this one-bedroom retreat is built to withstand the rigors of rural life, and it can be adapted to sleep up to six guests.

The 3,750-square-foot building is crowned with an observatory that has panoramic views of the Medieval city.

Lone, a textile designer, has a studio in the loft. Chris also has a workshop on this floor, where he makes guitars.

Another bathroom features a freestanding tub from Jacob Delafon in Paris. The Red Shell chair, designed by Barber & Osgerby, is made of Isokon Plus’s signature material, plywood.

A chest of drawers by Isokon Plus, as well as a Vipp pedal bin and sconce,

Bedding from Toast tk a John Lewis bed. The

Tall casement windows flood the home with light.