The covered approach, a common element in Wright's works, is flanked by Japanese stone lanterns.

1935Chair 65 by Alvar Aalto for Artek.

"Capitello, Easy Chair" by Studio 65.

Illustration by David Galletly

Illustration by David Galletly

Guest House, by Arthur Q. Davis.

An Alvar Aalto table is surrounded by a quartet of the designer’s Chair 65.

The main floor spans 200 square feet, and the loft is 65 square feet.

The Ilo Playhouse features a footprint of roughly 42 square feet, and it’s approximately 6.5 feet tall at its highest point.

Macrae-Gibson designed a 45,000-square-foot structure to add to PS 196Q's existing 1952 building in Forest Hills, Queens. The new building houses a new cafeteria and play yard deck and space for 644 additional students.

The Audiophile To some, speakers are the most alluring part of any audio system, and for most audiophiles, the stark, machined-aluminum enclosures of the Magico Q7 Mk II loudspeakers are equivalent to a stealth fghter jet. Where most speakers have screwedtogether fiber-board boxes, Magicos feature aluminum skeletons and skins and are bolted together for a sturdy build. The speaker drivers have graphene cones, and the high-frequency tweeter has a diaphragm of diamond-coated beryllium for maximum rigidity and sound transmission. Pricing matches the stratospheric aspirations at $229,000 per pair.

Located 2,600 feet above sea level in Upper Austria, the Mountain House sits at the intersection of the low lands and the Alps.

For the interior of the Stanwood residence, Logan returned to his minimalist palette of color and materials. The Stanwoods took particular zeal in furnishing the living area with a number of pieces from Limn in San Francisco, including a pair of B&B Italia chairs and a custom rug from Ligne Roset.

A skylight was added to bring in more light, and the existing ceilings painted Benjamin Moore ‘Black Tar’ for contrast. The island pendant is the Schoolhouse Ray 17” Pendant and the stools are the Artek Aalto High Chair K65.

A Hy-Lite glass door can be found in the master bathroom, which is wrapped in Q-Stone tiles in Ice by Provenza. Kohler Flipside showerheads stand on either side.

Joseph Coughlin is the founder and director of AgeLab, a research center dedicated to exploring quality of living for the elderly and those who care for them.

The focus of the renovation was the kitchen, where the textures of tiles and brickwork play backdrop to considered, bespoke carpentry.

In the office are Metropolitan chairs by Jeffrey Bernett for B&B Italia. Most artwork hung throughout the house comes from Sette’s art gallery.

Fong has designed a range of interiors, including Michael Voltaggio’s Ink restaurant. In 2009, he opened Galerie Half in Los Angeles, which showcases 20th-century design, European antiques, architectural elements, and art.

Chairs made from the seats of a Ferrari BB 512 face the tower’s large window, which overlooks the sea

Rob Fissmer of the furniture company Vitsœ lives with his wife in a restored, A. Quincy Jones-designed house in Crestwood Hills. (Get a full tour of the space here!)

Roman Alonso founded L.A. based design collective Commune with Steven Johanknecht, Pamela Shamshiri, and Ramin Shamshiri in 2004. The group collaborates on commercial spaces, retail environments, restaurants, residences, packaging, corporate identities, and websites.

Angie Myung and Ted Vadakan founded the lifestyle design brand Poketo in 2003; they opened their flagship shop in Downtown Los Angeles in 2012.

Claudia & Harry Washington run an eponymous design studio in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Austere is retail, showroom, and event space celebrating Scandinavian design in Downtown Los Angeles.

Jamie Gray owns New York design shop Matter, which he founded in 2003. The store has its own in-house design line called MatterMade.

The 65-square-foot sleeping loft has just enough room for a bed.

In the living room, a RAIS Q-Tee 2 stove and CB2 rocker warm the space.

A Raise Q-Tee II wood-burning stove keeps the yurt cozy.

The tea room is illuminated by an Akari UF3-Q Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi in the corner.

Inspirational spaces

Ben Watson joined Herman Miller in 2010 as executive creative director.

Alhadeff opened The Future Perfect in 2003. The design shop and showroom has locations in New York and San Francisco.

Joel Chen started gallery and retail space JF Chen over thirty five years ago on Melrose Avenue. The space features 34,000 square feet of carefully curated furniture, accessories, and art.

Richard Wright founded 20th- and 21st-century design gallery and auction house Wright in Chicago in 2000.