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Caesarstone Raw Concrete slab acts as the countertop here next to the warm wood cabinets.

Signs of the couple’s Mediterranean backgrounds abound. A blue square over the stove “symbolizes a window with a view of the sea,” says Kiki.

The architects added a mosaic tile floor to the elevator and hall outside, so that the pattern meets whenever anyone arrives home. It's a satisfying detail, says Prachi, "like a jigsaw puzzle that comes together.

The simple bathroom was fitted with colored glass and black tiles, and accomodates a generous bathtub and shower.

A new steel vanity in the primary bathroom.

The renovation's most ambitious effort was outside, where a portion of the hillside was carved out and a stone retaining wall built for an outdoor kitchen.

Shades of calming blue tile line the bathroom walls, paired with plywood cabinetry treated with linseed oil.

The timber frame extension is built on screw-piles, which have the embodied carbon of less than 5% of the typical concrete strip foundations and slab, and also requires no digging.

Fireclay's Essentials tiles in Manzanita Satin create texture throughout, while Concrete Collaborative's Pacifica Slab in Mint Retro Mix forms the striking countertops and shower surfaces. Kohler Components fixtures in black provide a bold contrast against the custom rift white oak vanity.

The walls are covered in the same tile as the kitchen, with small square tile topped by vertical pieces closer to the ceiling. The custom floating vanity is white Carrara marble.