Angus opts to sleep on top of the bed rather than beneath it.

The COR condo tower in Miami features a score of circular wind turbines.

A West Elm dining table was paired with vintage dining chairs Doman scored on Facebook Marketplace.

Consider this the heavy metalworker’s acoustic set: Designed for Paris University, this smooth tripod table showed Prouvé stepping out of his comfort zone and experimenting with a different material: wood. Given the post-war steel shortage, it wasn’t a bad time to try something new.

Hard to imagine a more clever way to hang scores of pair of Nikes than at the company's first flagship store in Tokyo.

The city and its various parts can be seen as a music score, the edifices acting as notes played by different instruments simultaneously. Gentle Genius is born in a disrupted part of the city, aiming to generate awareness of the critical current condition.

Angela Brooks and son Calder revel in the benefits of free solar energy, cheerfully opening the living room’s big glass doors when it’s time to play.

Power Pod Convenience and functionality blend into elegant design with Coalesse’s PowerPod. Designed by Scott Wilson and MINIMAL, PowerPod delivers two functions in one. When needed, the PowerPod houses six power outlets with built-in surge-suppression. When not needed, the outlet is converted to a sleek pencil organizer and accessory tray. Energy-saving on/off switch reduces vampire power consumption.

Rather than concealing the barn frame in the private rooms, Cohen created an interplay between modern and historic elements in the master bathroom.

One of Prouvé’s postwar prefab successes, this portico layout won a Ministry of Education competition to design a rural schoolhouse that could be mass produced. While the building looks spartan, small touches, such as a wood and aluminum interior and space for a glassed-in winter garden, make it more than merely livable.

Morrison's marble countertop and backsplash were a major score.

Keep the Home Fires Burning Using wood for heat and energy keeps the Wadhams’ environmental footprint small and helps avoid the use of coal- or nuclear-powered electricity. Come winter, the couple relies on an Esse wood-burning stove for cooking, heating, and feeding a set of small radiators. In summer, they use the stove’s electric component, which is powered by solar energy.

Two Black Sheds incorporates all the conventional aspects of a weekend retreat in a rather unconventional way.

On the hill behind the house, a wind-powered well brings water from a 150-foot-deep hole to the surface. That water then flows to the home as needed with gravity's helping hand.

Study for Polytope de Montr�al (light score), c. 1966 Color pencil on paper 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches Iannis Xenakis Archives, Biblioth�que nationale de France, Paris

The kitchen table was scored for a charitable donation at the school where Natasha works.

Midcentury completists score the ultimate catch: a 1959 post-and-beam fixer-upper in which to showcase their sprawling collection.

Noguchi Rudder Table (1949)A wooden vessel resting on a pair of metal hairpin legs, this Herman Miller design exhibits a functional finesse and a surf-like, 1950s feel. Reintroduced last year, the tabletop has the same shape as Noguchi’s iconic coffee table. Photo courtesy of The Noguchi Museum, New York.

In the main living areas, the concrete slab floor was scored and given a coat of white resin.

The bed is by Floyd, and an Alvar Aalto stool that Joshua scored for $100 at a Barneys closing sale functions as a nightstand.

Power House High This structural reboot of a former power plant now has a much different purpose. Another post-industrial, LEED Platinum-certified showpiece, this century-old structure, which once housed rows of massive coal burners that provided all the power for Sears, Roebuck & Company's 55-acre corporate headquarters (as well as the air pressure for the pnuematic mail tubes), now boasts a pair of charter schools.

In the living room, a travertine-topped coffee table by Paul McCobb pairs well with the Florence Knoll Parallel Bar System sofa. The Josef Albers print over the fireplace is an original, scored on eBay.

Here’s your chance to score a “floor model” of Perch and Nest’s Roost26 tiny house at a deep discount.

Though traditionally, three Japanese cedar boards are bound to form a long triangle and a fire is started within the resulting tunnel, Weijnen built a brick oven to accommodate two six-foot-long larch wood boards at a time when he charred his wood in Amsterdam. After removing the planks from the brick oven, Weijnen doused them with water if the fires didn't go out on their own. He used his less successful pieces in the kitchen ceiling.

The bottom floor contains the kitchen and the dining area; the lounge is upstairs. The cabinets are from Ikea, as are the table and chairs, and the child’s Tripp Trapp chair is from Stokke.

Living, dining, and kitchen spaces flow into one another in the soaring great room. Here, the Sacramento firm placed new, polished concrete slabs over the original ones to alleviate unsightly cracks.

The home has three different roof levels. Ceilings are composed of modular concrete blocks and the red concrete is scored to resemble tiles throughout.

Rami Tareef displays traditional weaving techniques in a striking, modern fashion with the Yellow Warbler, a chair formed by wrapping polypropylene cord around a steel frame.

The marbled Day-Night Mug is the perfect vessel for a cup of coffee or tea. It is comprised of two colors of porcelain that have been blended to create a one-of-a-kind look.

Designed in 1936, the Lyngby Vase is one of the most emblematic pieces of Danish porcelain. When it premiered in the thirties, the Lyngby Vase was so different from classic porcelain, that it truly stood out and redefined the possibilities of the material. With its distinct shape and modern look, the vase was an elegant, new departure from tradition.

Charles and Ray on the steel frames of their home while it was under construction in 1949.

Golden light floods through the Clerestory windows in the living area, accenting the wooden coffee table from Restoration Hardware and the weathered antique bench the couple scored from Robins Egg Bleu in Winthrop, WA.

A vintage Henri Matisse poster in its original frame that Natalie scored off eBay: “I think I watched this one for over six months and finally got it,” she says.

The mauve entertainment center on the right was a Facebook Marketplace score; it’s a custom piece that, according to the owner, was featured in Architectural Digest.

The home's living spaces are built around the property rather than in the center.

Designer Sue Macintosh chose the Farrow & Ball Off-Black paint for the master bedroom.