Inside - Outside Concept

The couple spent $6,765 on Bisazza tile in the bathroom and alley-facing exterior.

Designed by Linda Taalman, the hilltop home has walls of glass, rooftop solar panels, and a detached guesthouse.

“We value feeling over a perfect or manufactured finish,” says Kathryn, “so we jumped at anything touchy-feely, such as the droplet-like tiles cladding bathroom wing walls and structural columns that we are constantly petting.” Texture is at play everywhere, from a bathroom’s pebble-wash terrazzo floors that wrap up walls to the lush landscaping outside.

Galvalume zinc-coated metal, a local building material, is used throughout the area on corn granaries and barn roofs.

James D. Faubion and William R. Duell soak in the sun and admire the view from the deck, which the anthropologist and playwright plan to use for readings.

Floor Plan of Custom Beach House by Nordic Office of Architecture

In a 4,000-person village known for epic windsurfing vacations, Atelier Branco builds a striking courtyard home.

Colorful tile laid in a chevron pattern enlivens the bathroom of North Cabin, where there are framed views of the desert in each room.

“Most spaces, you’re looking outside. I love pretty much every angle,” said Sara. “The views created are of the property, the trees and nature. It’s really neat to see the outdoor environment change when you’re inside this house. You can see the leaves, whether they’re green or it’s fall or they’re completely gone because it’s winter.”

Cedar siding is combined with black metal cladding that spills down from the metal roof, all providing maintenance-free durability.

The home's interlocking twin volumes—addressing street and nature view, respectively— were inspired by Louis Kahn's Fisher House in Pennsylvania.

A wall of slatted wood facing the street masks an exterior ADU stairway and an upstairs wall of glass that glows at night.

A child’s bedroom has built-ins designed by Casper and Lexie and fabricated by Strønes Snekkerversksted.

Large glazed walls connect the different functional volumes of the home. “You are constantly aware of the landscape as you walk from one area of the house to the next,” says Costello. This impression of the landscape being a part of the home itself is emphasized by the continuation of the board-formed concrete from exterior to interior.

JJ Joubert

Floor Plan of Tall House by Tall Architects