Renovations

For a bathroom in the new addition, the architects utilized the former addition's rocky foundation, complemented by zellige tile.

Twenty minutes from Marfa, a couple bring a 1914 home back to basics by peeling away faux stone, preserving marbelized tile, and building an addition that’s boxy in the best way.

One such vacation inspired the tub, made of aromatic hinoki wood, in the master bathroom.

Doubling as a guest bedroom, the luminous office is a favorite place to work. Emily and Jason Potter of DEN Los Angeles paired a Warren Platner desk for Knoll International with Mario Bellini's "Cab

Floor Plan of Offset ADU by Byben

Tile by Zia Tile runs along a wall of the upstairs bathroom. The cabinets are by Cabinets quick, and the floor tile is by Concrete Collaborative.

The sofa flips into a comfortable queen-sized bed. “We’d rather have the space be mostly available for hanging out, but able to convert when we need to," says David.

Wood panelling brings a warmth to the concrete-and-white space.

Square Daltile tiles line almost every surface of the bathroom, which is flooded in natural light.

Natural light was extra important to Aaron, as this space functions as his art studio, too.

Floor Plan of Pine Lane by Studio For

In the bathroom closest to their daughter's bedroom, the owners made the shower accessible to a wheelchair.

The renovation reconfigured the kitchen to include a peninsula, which has a secondary level for the owners' wheelchair-using daughter.

Studio Becker Xu streamlined the kitchen by building all of the appliances into the millwork. The budget-friendly countertops are a Formica solid surface.

"Sleeping under the large curved skylight, with its opening that unfolds like a leaf, and watching hawks glide overhead is magical,

“The pool house was something I always wanted to build,” Robert says. The bar is the main attraction. And next to it, a lime tree is within reach to make fresh gin and tonics.