Ideas

Remo and Emi started with a feeling—calm, cozy, and simple—and went from there, outfitting the space with white limewash paint, maple plywood built-ins, and green textiles and tile.

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In the dining area, a custom birch bookcase is inset into a partial wall of brick that was salvaged from the previous house that stood on the lot.

Glass walls give the feeling of being outdoors while relaxing inside the house.

The Doolittles were famously private, their marble dining table ringed by just five chairs. Leonard has commissioned 18 more, to be positioned around the art tables for dinner parties.

This early-1990s drawing of a bouquet from Anni Albers represents Asawa’s later exploration of flowers and the natural world.

Friends and family hang out on the back patio. “It’s kind of a fugly house, but we don’t care,” Caleb says.

“Using only wood to form a cabinet results in artistic moments. Diagonals read as decorative, but these strong triangles are necessary when you’re not using plywood,” Caleb says. “It’s pure joy to use the kitchen, knowing that all parts of it are built with meaning and without compromise.

The metal railing that runs around the whole plot - including the metal gate at the entrance, a homage to the couple's dog, Lusia - is made with steel powder coated in the signature raspberry red color of the house.

The raspberry red kitchen with equipment from Italian design brand Alessi.

Karol Pasternak of NOKE Architects, who undertook the design project alongside his business partner Piotr Maciaszek. "When the overri

A structure built in a Polish ROD cannot be permanent, nor can it exceed 375 square feet.