In the master bathroom, a matte Ove tub from Wetstyle is one of Maca’s favorite getaways. The angle of the custom window, designed with a minimal frame to maximize the view, mimics the roofline.

Some 35 percent of the materials from the renovation were resurrected in the yard: Redwood panels became fencing. Blocks cut from original concrete patios form the snake wall. And Purdy plans to crochet colorful cozies over various branches and stumps.

Angled beams are a fixture of the structure, both inside and out. The beams “are an expression of the design, so they’re reinforcing view lines,” Winkelman says, “but they’re also weaving together the different axes of the site."

“The steep site lends itself to the ‘upside down’ configuration,” Harkness explains. “It certainly wouldn’t work as well if you could only access the house via the lower level, as this is through the bedroom zone, so we included two entrances. The upper one involves walking across a little bridge.”

At a wider shot, the long millwork is designed to be as long as the building length itself providing the owner with an immensely amount of storage.

A new pantry wall in a teak wood veneer supplies all-but-invisible cabinet space with the help of touch-latch door hardware. Perched atop the existing terrazzo flooring, the underbelly of the kitchen's central island, painted with Benjamin Moore paint in the Midsummer Night shade, is visible beneath the reclaimed American elm countertop.

The courtyard offers a glimpse of nature from nearly every angle, including up.

Kansas. Nicole and Robert Boles of Same Tree draw upon their backgrounds in fashion design and engineering to create appealing, multifunctional furniture such as the Angle, a Douglas fir coffee table that contains storage space and can be used as a bench.

Inside, Paul often dispenses whiskey to friends from behind the rustic bar.

The home’s emphasis on light and linearity is evident even from the street, where carefully placed windows and a combination of stained cedar and Eternit cement-fiber panels create a stunning silhouette.

Israeli studio Producks and textile designer Mika Barr collaborated on Poli, a seating system upholstered with synthetic patterned textile that produces eye-catching folds and angles once it's been occupied.

The house's "traditional" feel, Koolhaas says, is "only as thick as the layer of wood on the outside." When entering, the eyes travel straight back through the massive windows to the green yard beyond. "It appears as though there is no house behind the facade, like the houses on a movie set," he says.

Crafted in polypropylene, the Miura Stool can be used both indoors and out, and is recyclable. Designed by Konstantin Grcic, the stool features a slightly sloped seat that is designed to accommodate the natural position of a sitter’s legs.

It’s all about sharp corners and bold white lines in a Caribbean holiday villa on St. Barts.

All-Weather Windows made the custom corner window of the master bedroom. The mirror is from Room & Board and the side table is West Elm.

An angled 26-foot by 64-foot roof dominates the guest house, situated between a 1930s farmhouse and the Rappahannock River in King George, Virginia, approximately 60 miles from Washington, DC.

The fenestration here mimics the stairs inside. The sloping site allowed SsD Architecture to put the interior spaces on a series of floors and half floors.

Lean Machine-Architect Jesper Brask waited three years studying the site of his future vacation home before building, ultimately using wood felled in the space where the house was built and perfecting a design that melds indoors and out. Photo by: Karina Tengberg

Living Edge-A home on Austin’s outskirts is integrated into its landscape with a massive living roof that supports nearly 200 species of plants and grasses and innumerable local species. Photo by: Dave Mead

We then grind the welds smooth with the angle grinder.

We then grind the welds smooth with the angle grinder.

The copper roof dominates the landscape, creating plenty of shade for outdoor entertaining.

Construction took 16 months from start to finish.

Glimpsed from the outside, it becomes clear how an internal corridor flows through both structures at an uncommon angle.

The mahogany-paneled vestibule features gently angled stairs that rise to the living area, which boasts an impressive atrium.

Military History Museum (Dresden, Germany) To create a space dedicated to Germany's military history, Libeskind designed a five-story, 14,500-ton wedge of concrete and steel that contrasts with a 19th-century armory building. At its highest point, the towering form creates a viewing platform that overlooks Dresden.

Cutting steel members to the right angle. Photo by Teri Yu.

Buckner and Roberts both expressed admiration for Jones’s thoughtful details—including the sloping glass, angled columns, and Wrightian light shelf.

The concrete hearth at the fireplace has angled sidewalls and a bevelled edge.

When designing the kitchen, dining, and living areas, the couple knew they wanted to achieve a continuous flow between the different rooms.

A dramatically angled front windshield helps defy the car’s small stature.

After measuring, our staff cut the ends of the steel tubes to the correct angle.

Before construction began, the site was surveyed to align the house precisely north to south along the solar axis and to ensure that the roof angle would parallel the angle of the sun at winter solstice.

The angled pine paneling set against the black cabin body creates a strong geometric form.

Hynam built additional storage along one angled wall of the bedroom loft and beneath the skylight.

Casa Prebarco’s asymmetric shape gives it a dynamic appearance when viewed from different angles.