Landscape

Near the entrance, a small patch of grass is illuminated by lanterns hanging from the trees.

London–based architects Hamish & Lyons replaced a set of unconnected and flood-prone outbuildings with airy and minimal steel-framed living spaces to create the Stepping Stone House. Connected to the main home by a structural glass bridge, the new buildings include additional living space and guest accommodations. A winding path connects the front parking area to the rear of the structures before leading to stepping stones that playfully connect with the guesthouse.

Located in Springfield, Missouri, Streamline House is set on a hill just above the Jones Branch, a spring-fed stream that pumps more than 300,000 gallons of crystal-clear water through the site every day.

The architects write: "Most Australians want a deck or veranda, instead of adding something to the outside, like that of the classic old Australian home. At St Andrews Beach House, the deck has been eroded out of the form itself, creating a two-story space that’s both outside and inside."

For O’Reilly, paring the design back to a minimum was important from both an aesthetic and budget standpoint.

Clean midcentury lines define the exterior of this double A-frame Eichler in Castro Valley, California.

“This house considers also real and imagined aspects: It is now projected as a diffuse space, free of partitions, where the boundaries between rooms are blurred so that any unexpected events can happen,” says Pardo.

The villa as it fits into the local landscape.

The roofs’ concave and convex forms are elegantly layered and integrated into the home's forested setting.

The new home sits on the same footprint, however it gained two bedrooms and another bath and a half. One challenge was extending the cantilevers as far as possible to add more square footage.

The home is surrounded by a modern wooden fence that matches the cedar plank siding found on the second floor of the home.

The flattop Eichler at dusk.

A view of the house from the southeast approach.

Nestled in the woods, Chalet Grand-Pic was completed for construction costs of approximately $227,000.

Black Richlite also wraps around the living area as an interior band above the wooden shelf.

Set at an elevation of nearly 4,000 feet, La Dacha is lifted into an evergreen canopy.