The Tower House is made up of tiny houses, clustered at the southern end of the property and clad in white steel panels and western red cedar shingles. Spinning off the living room on the north side of the main house, the children’s study sits separate from the other pavilions. On its upper level, Oxley netting forms a web on which the kids and their friends can sit and read with views of the leafy street and garden.

To access a secret play area in the 2 Bar House by Feldman Architecture, children clamber up climbing holds purchased from a local sporting goods store.

Six-year-old twins Nicolas and Constanza use Pentimento as their “little battleground,” says Pasternak. “They have some options here that they will not find anywhere else.” Among those options are a climbing wall offering easy access to the roof.

In the back, ivy climbs across the garage’s raw cedar cladding next to a gate that allows access to the laneway—but the boys prefer to climb the fence.

Cal and Macy jump rope with mom and dad.

Dotted with colorful footholds, a climbing wall covers one side of the home, allowing roof access.

Art Deco Necklaces: We were reminded of Bauhaus jewelry designer Margaret De Patta when we saw these necklaces by Eva Duenas of Sew a Song. From Miss Moss.

One of Mileva's necklaces.

Steel rods surround the staircase. A MayDay lamp by Konstanting Grcic for Flos is affixed to the rope wall.

Another backyard hotspot is the deck, built around an existing boulder, where adults can lounge while the kids climb.

The cork stairs with a rope railing lead down to the kids’ level.

The KMP212 pendant necklacepays homage to Donald Judd's sculptures.

Designer Erica Islas's Palisades Kids' Room features a rock-climbing wall and rope.

One of Konzuk's iconic designs, the classic KMP191.

Necklace ‘Stipjes’, 2005-2012. Lavender wood, paint, silver. By Terhi Tolvanen. For Sale $4,725.

The elevated dining room opens out to a side patio, which climbs the wall just behind the house.

The upper level contains the master bedroom and the kids' room. "We wanted the upstairs gallery that connects the two bedrooms to be as open as possible," principal Aljosa Dekleva says. "The rope mesh works as a fence for security, but is also performs as a multifunctional transparent wall on which one can hang different objects." A desk provides an additional workspace.

Hollis designed the custom outdoor bed, which is suspended by ropes. "We hope that visitors come away relaxed and refreshed and have the feeling they had the one-of-kind experience of the valley," she says.

In the kids’ room, Seamus climbs the bunk beds he shares with his siblings.

From the second level of the house, Griffin climbs the stairs his own way.

The Euphoria necklace by the father of Memphis, Ettore Sottsass. After the success of Shire's collection for Acme Studio, the owners went to meet Sottsass in Milan along with the rest of the Memphis group. The resulting collection, which comprises over 100 designs, is now once again for sale. All are available only while supplies last, so get 'em before they're gone!

@lace_jennywu: Amazing turnout at #dwellondesign! Come check out our booth next to Stage A today & tomorrow.

It takes approximately four hours of handiwork to weave the chair's seat.

The twins' ephemera gathers on the patio outside.

On the top level of the brownstone, where the couple raised the ceiling to ten feet, architect Mark Dixon takes a ladder up to the roof.

Though plans are still being developed, a 14.9-mile unused railway in Singapore is set to be recast as a series of community spaces. Pictured is a rendering of a rock-climbing area by Nikken Sekkei.

Chi-Chi 3-strand yarn necklace by Grain in blue, orange, and pink. The necklace is named for the famous Chichicastenango Market, known by many as the most colorful market in North America. $38 each at AmDC.

Keeping the spacing of the rope consistent is quite a challenge.

The stairway chandelier is made from designer Christien Meindertsma’s flax-rope lamps for Thomas Eyck, which feature the same material as those used in Dutch shipping yards. At eight months pregnant, in anticipation of the new baby, Suttles mounted a ladder to arrange the rope, which her stepmother strategically sewed to achieve just the right shape.

San Francisco designer Tina Frey creates modern resin products for the home, using a thoroughly executed design, hand sculpting, and hand casting process. With her Round Tree Swing, Tina Frey takes her designs outside, and captures the joy of swinging from a tree branch.

Designer Ben Klebba worked with his father, a former furniture maker, on the design of the Harbor Chair.

Roping and tightening one of the modules. Photo by Clifford Ho.

Darth Vader and C3PO necklaces are just one of the many products that the forms can become.

Jewelry hand-made by artisans, including Ndebele bracelets and necklaces by Katherine-Mary Pichulik and a capstone piece, a necklace by Beloved Beadwork that Fab founder Bradford Shellhammer points as one of the items that best encapsulate the Fab x South Africa collection. Bracelet ($12.50), necklace ($25), and Thousand Hills beaded necklace ($135) available through fab.com.