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.

A bright corner in the kitchen houses an Electra coffee maker and a quirky pendant lamp by Lightyears.

The Caroma shower head meets the highest level of Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) at three stars.

Strong lines on the floor and the walls reinforce the notion of old and new.

A salvaged 19th-century soaking tub wrapped in stainless steel is topped by Hudson Reed faucets.

The futuristic fireplace, designed by Engels, is flanked by a BeoLab 20 speaker by Bang & Olufsen.

Wood decking extends out to the yard.

Amending Meeuwissen’s early request for an open bathroom space, the architects devised a more private chamber with an overhead skylight and walls in stone tile from Intercodam Tegels.

After - living room (Rubio monocoat floors, Chantilly lace walls, used fireplace)

The family cat, Rey, steps in front of the concrete fireplace in the living room. Floor-to-ceiling windows enhance the indoor-outdoor connection.

The new great room opens up completely to the patio with multi-panel pocket sliding glass doors that measure seven feet tall and 22 feet long.

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.

Custom details like this corner bed with built-in shelving keep the younger generation’s spaces playful, but still sophisticated. With four children, utilizing space wisely became a top priority, and the family relies on custom shelving and built-ins to keep clutter at bay. The bed is custom with IKEA frames.

While Leah and Kyle initially wanted to fully open up the wall between the kitchen and the living room, discovering that it was load-bearing changed their plans. “We ended up opening the wall up so you could see into the beautiful kitchen, and made a custom hood vent with shelves,” says Leah. “Looking back, I am not sure I even would have wanted it removed now.”

A close-up of the corner.

Here's a sample menu from the restaurant. "We wanted to subtly nod to the early to mid-20th century through choices like the logo 'stamp' for the packaging and hand-embossed menus on recycled cream paper stock," says Hooper.

The Armadillo is parked on a 1,000-square-foot lot that gives the couple ample outdoor space.

The upstairs bathroom features a shower nook with a skylight. “You can look out and see palm trees,” Kuo says.

Project Projects is helmed by Rob Giampietro (on left), Adam Michaels (on right), and Prem Krishnamurthy (not pictured).

In the bathroom, the resin is by Rezina.

Located beneath a netting, Wolberg's multifunctional LIVE IN project packs a range of personal configurations into a 131-square-foot unit, including work, play, and sleep.

Swingtones Project Campers at Beam Summer Camp in Strafford, New Hampshire, built the Swingtones swings during a three-and-a-half week period last summer. Image credit: Juan Ude

Swingtones Project Mock-up and installation during camp. “The best part for me was when the kid’s starting seeing the swing come together and really understood the whole picture,” says Cha. image credit: Supermass Studio + Sage & Coombe Architects

The holistic LIVE IN also incorporates space for practical necessities, like sleep.

Intimate nooks, set amid curvaceous shapes, diffused lighting, and colorful accents, provide a place for rest and recreation. The various levels, including the netting above, playfully engage the space.

Swingtones Project Children fabricating the swings during camp. “All the projects at Beam have been exciting and amazing, but I was really proud the students could build and enjoy ours,” says Cha. Image Credit: Supermass Studio

In the guest bathroom, a set of Senegalese nesting baskets mirrors the yellow-and-white pattern on the linoleum floor.

Swingtones Project Ria Cha, Taewook’s daughter, attended the camp and helped assemble the set of eight swings, which created a joyful cacophony in the New England forest. image credit: Supermass Studio

Swingtones Project The chimes in the forest. The Beam Summer Camp recently announced their 2014 projects, Forest Phantasmagoria and Creatura. This will be the tenth summer for the camp. Image Credit: Juan Ude

The Stitch Project

Swingtones Project Designer Taewook Cha and his family. Image Credit: Juan Ude