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Marine plywood dominates the interior and is especially striking in the compact kitchen and its island's geometric design.

Unpainted plywood wraps all around the living areas to give the interior "a warmth and texture that interacts beautifully with the external Blackbutt timber," says Jackson. "It has a robust , durable, and tactile quality that sits well with the internal concrete floors."

A multifunctional plywood-and-wood veneer wall defines the living area of a simple yet elegant Hong Kong apartment.

Melding Gavankar's own artwork with sentimental keepsake items, the gallery wall is meant to be "autobiographical," says Cheng.

The entry leads to a formal living room, which displays Mossman’s chair collection, including a pair by Ib Kofod-Larsen and a Rib Lounge Chair by Martin Eisler and Carlo Hauner for Forma Brazil. The painting is by artist Les Rogers.

The former dining room was converted into a sitting nook just off the living room, which the family now affectionately refers to as the "parlor.

The floor plan is open and flexible.

To save money, the team sourced IKEA cabinet bodies for the kitchen and den, and then built and assembled them on-site.

Pascali Semerdjian designed this copper tray that extends from a wooden wall feature.

Moore and Goldsmith's priorities for the living room were to play music and listen to records. The piano and AllModern's Brixton sideboard, which holds the vinyl, serves their purposes well.

More Japanese minka than Sears Roebuck, this kit home in the Bay Area—complete with a meditation room—provided the right bones for a renovation.

A light-filled lobby vignette references the hotel's Spanish Colonial roots with added modern touches.

Butler Armsden Architects and Leverone Design reimagined this family retreat in Sea Ranch, a 1960s planned community that stretches 10 miles along the Pacific coastline in Sonoma County, California. Clear, vertical grain fir wraps the interior, while ample windows offer stunning glimpses of the sea and surrounding meadows.

The lower level also features has a board-formed concrete fireplace.

Stairs lead to a lower level family room, complete with a wine cellar.

The interiors rely on inky wall and floor finishes, so as not to compete with the sightlines outside. In the living room, a vintage curved sofa imported from the U.S. beckons.