The bunkhouse and path beyond.

Leroy with his menagerie and the highway-spanning bridge beyond.

A native of Portugal, Fernanda Fragateiro produced this lacquered-iron chair frame from a design by the Mexican husband-and-wife artists Clara Porset and Xavier Guerreiro. Porset and Guerreiro's design is now part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of the artist and Galeria Elba Benitez, Madrid.

"Oscar 12a," 2012, by Mauro Restiffe. Courtesy of the artist.

Photograph from the series “Two Million Homes for Mexico” by Livia Corona. Courtesy of the artist and Galeria Agustina Ferreyra, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

“Interrogating Architecture” by Felipe Dulzaides. Image courtesy of the artist.

“Opening Ceremony—Habana Libre,” 2003, by Alexandre Arrechea, from the series “Interventions.” Courtesy of the artist and Magnan Metz Gallery, New York.

"Redressed Architectures for the City of Santiago—Building # 9," collage, photograph and contact paper, by Patrick Hamilton. Image courtesy of the artist.

"Bunker Series 004," 2013, by Maria Martinez-Cañas. Courtesy of Laura Blanco and Robert F. Shainheit.

Walnut and stainless-steel installation with brass-tube netting, by Leonor Antunes, 2012. Courtesy of Marc Foxx Gallery, Los Angeles.

Windows transcend floor levels to discretely frame views of the surrounding neighborhood, offering slices of the vistas beyond.

A loveseat and two Neo arm chairs by Niels Bendtsen in the living room offer Blauvelt a light-filled view to the courtyard beyond.

Wooden beams extend beyond the structure to create shading trellises for the terraces at the front and the back of architect Ray Kappe's Los Angeles home.

The view from the uppermost level of the yard looks down to the slide and the sloped lawn, sandbox, and, beyond the gate, bioretention unit and mulch.

The cypresses beyond the ipe fence afford the family privacy.

"Above Within Beyond" is a bronze outdoor sculpture that was displayed at Friedman Benda's show "Gathering Momentum" in the spring of 2015.

The kitchen was originally a half-level down, creating a dip in between the dining room and adjacent patio. With the kitchen and outdoor area raised to the same level, movement is smooth and continuous.

The 510 Cabin is one of Leggitt's designs, executed with the help of student apprentices.

It was a happy accident the way that the floating Fire Orb, which was designed by architect Doug Garofalo, echoes the onion-dome-inspired architecture beyond.

Roman and Nora stand on the terrace, and look out over the reflecting pool and beyond.

Lucky Diaz spent three and a half months on this project, working all hours to get it done. “It was worth it,” he says. “To have Ella grow up in an original space is a gift that is beyond measure.”

A cross-section view of the staircase, showing the pleated green facade beyond the windows.

Dotted by potted plants and lined with a simple iron gate, Casa Tuscania’s back patio aims to exist harmoniously with the wild environment just beyond.

The outside steps of the Zulaikha–Laurence house in Sydney’s suburb of Balmain Point present an effective transition from the solid rock underfoot to the delicate structure of the house beyond. This approach helps to define the singular space of the residence.

The office windows look onto the brick wall that buffers the property from the highway beyond.

Here's a good look at the desert beyond the Cliff May house. Pretty epic stuff.

And then just beyond the African chairs, a pastel wonderland of baby's clothes. Bizarre! But somehow mesmerizing.

From the penthouses, the view stretches across the Eight House and beyond, to protected open spaces.

The cover of Murakami Versailles.

A kitchen view and its connection to the rear terrace and landscape beyond

Beyond the large, pivoting wooden gate lies the front entry.

Entry drive looking through courtyard to views beyond.

A long window frames panoramic views of the setting beyond.

Sleeping Cabin from southeast lawn and existing storage shed beyond.

The South Elevation provides complete transparency through the main level to established gardens beyond