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The concrete-and-steel home by Faulkner Architects gives one family a refined escape in the mountains of Northern California.

The tower features a ladder for access to the utilities, and the roof is planted with native shrubs to soften the concrete construction and reflect the approach taken with the landscaping.

The ground floor projects out from the slope and sits over the top of the concrete foundations, in which a wine cellar—accessed through a hatch in the hallway floor—is located.

The home is made of 42 unique cross-laminated timber panels. The smallest panel is 450 millimeters x 1500 millimeters, and the largest panel is the entire southern wall—14.4 meters x 2.3 meters. The cantilevered ground floor at the rear of the home was made possible by the strength of these panels.

There is a play between really earthy, natural materials—which are seen in some of the cladding, tiles, and concrete work—and a very sleek, black metal aesthetic. “I have a lot of experience in commercial architecture, so I’m not scared of using more commercial, industrial materials on a residential building,” says Craig.

The front door is crafted from solid spotted gum hardwood, which echoes the joinery used in the interior.

A view of the parklike retreat from the backyard pool shows how the glass-enclosed entryway connects the living and sleeping areas.

"The use of materials, the careful details, the integrated sense of place, the weaving together of inside and out, and creating a special home that the clients love make this a special story for me," Epstein notes fondly.

As night falls, the home lights up like a lantern, enhancing the warm glow of the wood ceiling. Immense clerestory windows and glass sliders connect the home to the outdoors.

Walls of glass, horizontal roof planes, and a natural material palette enable this expansive home to feel like an extension of a dramatic boulder-strewn landscape in Idaho.

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“Most homeowners would tear the whole thing down and start fresh,” says Brillhart. “But it made for a much more interesting project, preserving a little bit of Russell’s legacy and then adding two new wings on each side of the building.” An Ipe fence now lines the front of the property, and the two-story wing can be just glimpsed through the trees on the left.

A 100-mile drive from the Big Apple, the 15-acre property in Orient, New York, serves as a vacation retreat and refuge for a Brooklyn couple.

The DFAB House officially opened its doors at the end of February 2019. Construction began in 2017.

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A view of the three-story DFAB House perched atop the NEST Building.

The inspiration for this prefabricated, modular family home on Fishers Island, New York, were the views that Tanney and Luntz saw from a 12-foot stepladder, which was balancing on the bed of a pickup truck when they first visited the site.

Consisting of three prefabricated units in West Seattle on a 5,000 square-foot lot, the Genesee Townhomes—by Method Homes and Chris Pardo Design—from 1,250-1,400 square feet, each with three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms.

Wood screens provide privacy to the lower level, while allowing for ventilation in this hot, humid climate.

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Tim Sharpe and Rani Blancpain wanted a home that would allow them to enjoy an indoor-outdoor lifestyle.

Surrounded by rugged beauty, the home was designed with a faceted exterior optimized for wraparound views unique in each room.

To minimize water use, SCDA and Strata Landscape Architecture designed a native, drought-resistant planting plan with sensor-controlled drip irrigation. The lawn takes up less than 10% of the landscape.

Vertical planks of western red cedar provide a warm contrast against horizontal zinc siding panels.

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The C6 is one of LivingHomes' most popular models. Coming in at 1,232 square feet, this LivingHome offers a comfortable living space for a relatively low cost.

In contrast to their former house that had been set on a flat, densely wooded lot, the clients picked a steeply sloped West Vancouver property with sweeping panoramic views.

The L-shaped upper floor culminates in a dramatically cantilevered master bedroom wing that's elevated high above the roofs of the neighboring houses.

The upper volume reaches for the infinite view.

The house wraps itself around the historic tree while allowing the natural landscape to do the same around itself.

From the edge of the property the graceful entry and landscape gently slope around to a lower yard.

The entry portal shows itself to the public.

Neighborhood looks towards the site and house anchoring the landscape.

The upper floor volume floats over the corten steel base extending itself towards the view while creating carved spaces.

An exterior view of the property.

The south facade showcases the third level addition and new wood, metal and concrete cladding materials.

A look at the backside of the home.

The elegant retreat combines contemplative spaces with a sense of drama.

Exposed concrete walls provide thermal mass and protection from wildland fires.

A break in the concrete facade reveals the front entrance, which is marked by a thin steel canopy and two chimneys.

The clients were active participants in the conversation about how to mitigate challenges like street traffic noise (the house is set right on a major thoroughfare) and how to relieve some of the visual pressure of the openness of the front facade. The garage is located below the envelope of the height and coverage-restricted house which results in the floor and driveway level with the street, a critical detail in snow country.

In contrast to the intensity of the front facade is a wood-skin section of the house on the rear facade, containing sleeping areas that cantilever over the outdoor bar and dining area.