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The blueprints and plans for the project were nearly finalized when Koenig passed away. At the recommendation of Koenig’s wife, Gloria, LaFetra worked with Koenig’s partner, architect James Taylor, to finish the home just as Koenig would have wanted it to be completed.

The four-bedroom dwelling includes a total of five bathrooms.

The majority of living spaces throughout the four-bedroom, five-bath residence feature direct views of the pristine Lechuza Point coastline.

Three of the home’s four bedrooms lie on the upper level, each with their own captivating view.

The boxlike home is composed of glass, steel, and concrete, and features sustainable building strategies such as radiant heating and a solar power system.

Polished concrete floors, white walls, corrugated-steel ceilings, and exposed beams complement the rich blues of the ocean and lush surrounding greenery.

The main and upper levels both feature floor-to-ceiling windows with spectacular ocean views.

“We were working with a casa chorizo, which is a distinctly Argentinean type,” says Giusto. The equivalent of a tenement, these buildings, which date mostly from the turn of the 20th century, were designed to house multiple families in separate rooms with a shared bathroom.

The table in the well-lived-in kitchen is a loose replica of a Donald Judd design made by a beloved 70-year-old local carpenter whom Pato knows only by his first name, Gustavo. A Ries chair sits opposite the dining table, while a painting by Josefina Alen (instagram.com josefina__alen) hangs above the sink.

The open kitchen offers updated appliances, built-in cabinetry, and plenty of counter space for storage and meal preparation.

The 19th-century residence at 534 Summit Avenue sits on more than an acre of landscaped gardens in the historic Ramsey Hill neighborhood of St. Paul, Minnesota. The expansive home offers major curb appeal thanks to its eye-catching "catslide" porte cochere.