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The cherry cabinetry throughout, including the kitchen island with the exposed corner, “echoes” the post-and-beam architecture, says Wang.

The house sits in an established neighborhood filled with 1940s Cape Cods and bungalows from the 1920s and ’30s. As with many of our projects, we wanted to respect the scale of the neighborhood, even if it was a contemporary house, & make sure the house read pleasantly from the street in the context of the houses around it. Kinetic screens are utilized here to enclose the carport & allow the homeowner to attach outdoor art.

Raw, common timber materials were used in rhythm to create a warm and casual canvas for the sunken and double height living space in our Not Precious house.

As an artist & engineer that explores the beauty of natural objects and scenes, the homeowner tasked us with creating a building that was not precious - one that explores the essence of its raw building materials and is not afraid of expressing them as finished. We designed in opportunities for kinetic fixtures, many built by her, to allow flexibility and movement. The result is a building that compliments the casual artistic lifestyle of the occupant as part home, part work space, part gallery. The spaces are intended to be interactive, contemplative, and fun.

Light & air

With the Pacific Northwest’s abundant greenery but often dreary weather, Elizabeth wanted an indoor-outdoor space that maximized natural light on long-awaited sunny days.

The dining area features a concrete-topped table and benches and concrete pavers lined with gravel. The oversize pendants are from Serena and Lily.

Towering bamboo plants conceal a cedar deck with a sunken redwood hot tub from California Hot Tubs.

The company's unique steel structures can be applied in nearly any environment.

Blue Sky Building Structures works alongside architecture firms to custom design solutions to projects.

The family wanted an open concept with minimal interruptions from the structure of the home.

Blue Sky Building Systems was chosen because its steel structure could be customized to fit the frame of this highly specific home.

Blue Sky Building Systems worked with CB Architecture and Marchese Construction to create a steel-framed home for a family of four in Orinda, California.

The ridged gla

Haar got the wood-burning stove from a Russian camping company called MORZH. "I chose it because it's compact, transportable, light-weighted, and easy to heat up,

Löyly's entrance is a sliding door inspired by Japanese shoji.

Locally sourced Swiss Douglas Fir beams were chosen because they are both lightweight and durable, then finished with teak oil for a neutral, unstained look.

The roofis made from galvanized corrugated steel, and the windows are made of transparent polycarbonate panels.