An aluminum bench harmonizes with the industrial nature of the galvanized-steel walls and the polished concrete floor.

The sole proof I've got that I even made it to the place.

The breakfast buffet was one of the nicest I've seen—quite a spread.

Nearby, the bathroom includes a composting toilet and a Home Depot sink on a pedestal Chris made from chunks of found wood.

In many an alley I found walls and walls of graffiti.

The sling in action. Lotta used hers for trays in Handmade Modern, but I've found that it's perfect for an easy-to-reach bedside book holder.

A couple enlist Butler Armsden Architects and Leverone Design to reimagine their home as a multigenerational meeting point. In 1963, landscape designer Lawrence Halprin devised a master plan for a community that would live in harmony with the natural environment. The resulting Sea Ranch, which stretches 10 miles along the Pacific coastline in Sonoma County, California, is characterized by timber-frame, wood-clad structures that are in dialogue with the local climate and terrain. Sited on a bluff within this pioneering community is the vacation home of a lawyer couple. After purchasing the residence in 2007, they lived in the home as it was for four years, even keeping the previous owners’ furniture. Envisioning a retreat that would accommodate their extended family and guests, they then recruited Butler Armsden Architects and Leverone Design to help guide the project.

Sleeping nooks that look like the grooves in a block of cheese.

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Plants found in the surrounding landscape were used to obscure the lines between designed and natural worlds.

A passage between the walls for hide and seek.

Spiekermann and Dulkinys agree that their house—the first they’ve built from the ground up—is definitely different.

“I’ve always been crazy about tile,” says Jessy, which is why she was heartbroken when she found the 1961 powder blue tile in the master bathroom had been scribbled on with permanent marker. “Turn right for cold water. Turn left for hot,” the wall read. The new tile is by Ann Sacks. “We tried to source products that looked appropriate for the period,” Jessy explains.

“What was interesting for me was the fun artifact stuff, like finding a pair of sewing scissors and buttons and needles in the floor,” says DiSimio.

The house as first found in 1999.

Lavish tile treatment and intricately-etched elevator doors are found inside the Art Deco Marine Building.

The addition’s two stories of cedar-framed sliding doors and window provide generous views of the house’s prized jacaranda tree. The addition’s polished concrete floor and white cladding extend into the garden, drawing occupants to the serene rear porch. There, they can relax on stools designed by Alvar Aalto and Charles Wilson while admiring the luscious greenery.

A small dining space and kitchen area blend into the expansive wood paneling used throughout The Barn.

Wave, by Robert Longo

Emigre No. 70, cover

Rings, by Sarah Morris

Plan drawing of Screenplay.

Orgy by Mike Perry.

Shapes by Mike Perry.

Elevation drawing of Screenplay.

Circle by Mike Perry.