Renovations

In its closed position, the piece looks like a storage unit. A door on wheels slides open to reveal a kitchen inside.

Clei's magical unfolding kitchen box is what everyone with a small apartment needs. When closed, it looks like a cabinet!

Designer Erica Islas's Palisades Kids' Room features a rock-climbing wall and rope.

The upper level contains the master bedroom and the kids' room. "We wanted the upstairs gallery that connects the two bedrooms to be as open as possible," principal Aljosa Dekleva says. "The rope mesh works as a fence for security, but is also performs as a multifunctional transparent wall on which one can hang different objects." A desk provides an additional workspace.

Simplicity with white walls, black steel balustrade and oak timber floors

Futuristic floating stairs lead to the loft’s mezzanine. Throughout the lower level, natural stone was chosen for the flooring, laid at an irregular angle to add visual interest.

The Box Kitchen contains two burners, a ventilation hood, a sink, a dishwasher, and a microwave. A fold-down laminated countertop creates a prep surface.

The second-floor office is housed inside a rounded rectangle of concrete that the architect inserted on top of the old farmhouse.