Living Rooms

Raw concrete floors and wood beams and arches provide an industrial aesthetic in the loft, where designer Sally Breer arranged a custom sofa covered with linen cotton and a Laurel brass floor lamp. The lightning bolt painting is by Breer's mother.

The firm also created a rooftop patio tucked behind the exterior cornice parapet. The rug is by Cold Picnic.

Walker Warner collaborated with interior designer Elizabeth Hill of Selby House LTD to create the breezy home. The design team took special care to make the interiors neutral and contemporary.

The architects made sure to use wide windows, so that the view is never far away from the action.

Beautifully detailed built-ins store home necessities. A wood-burning fireplace adds a rustic feel to this modern cabin.

The communal area enjoys a close connection to the outdoors through a Duratherm lift-roll door. Beneath artworks by Christopher Flach, Cherner armchairs are paired with a Tulip table from Knoll.

Tom Dixon's Beat pendant lighting hangs over the dining table.

A travertine-clad bathroom interior was inspired by spa retreats much-loved by the owners.

A light, bright interior is filled with natural materials and white, subdued accents. Large windows look out towards the only fjord on the eastern seaboard.

The neutral color palette was carried over to the interior design, a collaborative effort between Connie Wone, the senior interior designer at Swatt Miers Architects, and Elisa Chambers of Snake River Interiors.

The living room features a sofa from Roche Bobois, Metropolitan armchairs by Jeffrey Bernett for B&B Italia, and a Good Morning table in copper and Anytime table in anthracite frosted glass from Ligne Roset. The rug is by Tissage.

Faulkner employed a strategic use of concrete, steel, wood, and glass to avoid “dating” the property.

A Boston chair by Thomas Hayes is upholstered in fabric from Cowtan & Tout.

A small seating area is tucked into a loft-like space.

Exposed trusses celebrate the home's timber construction.

The insulated glass at the front of the house was glazed on-site. “The result is far more glass and far less mullion than in a typical glass wall,” says Alter.

Both the niche and the base of the kitchen island are covered in reclaimed end-grain red oak.

The craftsmanship integral to the experience of the house is evident in the welds of the custom steel windows, the tool marks of the waxed hot-rolled steel panel at the kitchen island, and the hand-turned walnut seats of the bar stools.