Mint green-painted ironwork and tiles connect the indoors to the outside more fluidly.

The Max-A studio is also built with a pine frame, though it has pine panelling on the ceiling, while the main house ceiling is painted a warm white.

99 by Von Tundra and Lydia Cambron $13,000 Oregon-based Von Tundra’s unit combines three different storage options—a rack, drawers, and boxes—into a multipurpose dresser.

To the south, a small soaking pool sits outside Austin’s studio, where he’ll often lie and meditate: “I’m a great floater, and can look at the clouds for an hour everyday,” he says. The adjacent wall was coated with smooth sand plaster finish to accommodate video and film projections by night.

Anna Lynett Moss and Farrah Sit unveiled two glass tables and two leather-and-metal chairs at NYC Design Week 2015.

“The transparency and continuity of the spaces allows the landscape, the coast, and the sea to be present at all times,” LLaumett says. While most of the home’s furniture was constructed on site, a sofa by The Popular Design sits in the living room.

The Weiners sit in one of the many large window bays, showing how the reused truck bodies look from within.

Bornstein and his daughter Velma sit at a table the architect designed himself; the dining chairs were designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen.

Zenou sits in front of his inspiration wall.

Leather and Brazilian rosewood chairs by Jean Gillon sit next to Angelucci and Pepa in the formal lounge.

The living room features a sofa by Sits and a 1950 Hunting Chair by Børge Mogensen.

In the split-level master suite, a bathroom and dressing area are situated under a combination sleeping area and lounge (above), which look onto the garden.

Lawrence Weiner sits at his daylit desk. The bare walls are perfect for tacking up new projects, and the steel ductwork gives the space an industrious feel.

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Vintage kettles and a wide-ranging assortment of pots and pans sit above kitchen cabinets from IKEA.

An Eero Saarinen Womb chair sits in the master bedroom, which also has a small office space.

Farrah Sit and Chiyome collaborated on this mirrored glass side table. View releases from KWH, Zoë Mowat, Allied Maker, and others at Colony. (324 Canal Street)

A custom table designed by Staffan Holm, capable of seating 26, runs the length of Anders Bergström and Kristina Lagercrantz’s kitchen in Gothenburg. Unfold pendants by Form Us With Love for Muuto, Lilla Åland chairs by Carl Malmsten for Stolab, and a painting by Hampus Pettersson complete the space.

On the desk in the master bedroom, two Philippe Starck fly swatters sit aside a Tolomeo lamp from Artemide.

Axel sits on the staircase, which like all the internal and external cladding in the house is made from Douglas fir.

Milwaukee studio Vetter Denk Architects designed this eye-catching prefab on the banks of Moose Lake, Wisconsin, as a weekend retreat. The home was based on an idea presented by the home's owner, who was inspired by a screw-top jug of $9.99 red wine.

Van Everbroeck sits on a block of insulation foam that serves as a multifunctional piece of furniture. It was chosen for its “glorious” color.

The architects specified fir wood to encase the windows and impart a warm ochre to the house’s otherwise industrial material palette. The picnic-style dining table was designed by CAST in collaboration with Seattle furniture maker Joe Burmeister. The chandelier is by Nemo Italianaluce.

Martynka Wawrzyniak, a book editor for Rizzoli, sits in her bed.

The apartment sits at a lofty remove from the busy Chelsea streets.

The master bathroom’s Wetstyle bathtub, paired with a Kohler faucet, sits up against calacatta marble tiles on the wall.

Blauvelt sits at his Parsons dining table from Room and Board.

Ray Kappe, now 80, sits in the master bedroom. He says he's as busy now as he was 40 years ago.

Eric Garcetti's 11-year-old Toyota Rav4-EV sits in front of the house, awaiting its next electric fill-up.

LeBlanc sits at the western maple dining room table, designed by the architect.

Dawn Farmer sits on the bed in the master bedroom. The white leather bed was designed by Pierre Kozely and manufactured by Della Robbia. The view carries through the master bathroom to the yard on the other side of the house.

Sebastian and Maricarmen take in the scenery from the comfort of their exposed living room. The couple sits on a Polder sofa by Hella Jongerius for Vitra.

Virgin's "Pioneer in Chief" Richard Branson sits down for a quick chat.

The site-sensitive exterior belies an interior festooned with a kaleidoscopic mix of colors and an array of tactile materials. The Peter rug, Malibu sofa, and ceramics are Adler’s own designs. The tables, pendant lights, and rocker are vintage. Adler and Doonan used scaffolding from the house’s construction to build the bookshelf.

Sophie sits at the Nava dining table in the kitchen, which is flanked by Gubi chairs and illuminated by the Aeros light by Ross Lovegrove for Louis Poulsen.