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Embedded in the desert, this Marmol Radziner–designed prefab home for a Las Vegas casino executive features a James Turrell pyramidal Skyspace structure.

This 1954 post-and-beam residence in Glendale, California, has undergone a considered renovation by Levitt Halsey Design and award-winning architect David Levitt.

Stirrup House | Olson Kundig

The other facades have wood panels as well as the local red sandstone.

Guests can relax by the pool and soak in the views or hike into the mountains, following a creek into an ancient forest.