The couple designed the master bedroom, choosing a new red carpet inspired by the original and a Half Moon pendant by Allied Maker.

On an agricultural estate in Portugal, blaanc studio designed a simple retreat that does its utmost not to interfer with the scenic backdrop.

A carefully placed window illuminates the corner of the main living area.

The bathroom is tucked inside the lightbox on the second level.

LTT Illuminated bathtub by Jan Puylaert for Generate.

Encased in Panelite, the bathroom creates a lantern effect when illuminated from within. “At night it’s nice because you can put on the shower light, close that door, and it’s like a floating box in the apartment,” McManus says. “It just glows.”

Another piece from Matti Syrjälä is the LED-illuminated Miina lamp, comprised of mouth-blown acidified glass and elm wood. Miina is Finnish for land mine, by the way.

Lamps by Korean designer Kwangho Lee illuminate Cormier's home.

Stained-glass windows by Marc Chagall illuminate the choir at Fraumünster Church.

The meditation-room-turned-ball-pit, illuminated by blue tinted windows.

Designer Marc Thorpe illuminated by Bec Brittain's SHY Floor Light.

Sophie sits at the Nava dining table in the kitchen, which is flanked by Gubi chairs and illuminated by the Aeros light by Ross Lovegrove for Louis Poulsen.

In the kitchen, mini orb pendants by Allied Maker illuminate the island. The kitchen stools are by KBH through Fair Design.

The main bathroom walls and shower are clad in tile, and illuminated with a clerestory window.

The soaking tub overlooks an exterior rock garden that is illuminated by a light well.

Thrift-store lamps and an illuminated snowman lend the loft a warm glow at night.

At night, the exterior screen provides privacy when the house is illuminated.

A planter is integrated under the open staircase leading to the upper floor, and a skylight in the roof illuminates the stairwell.

In the living room, Bram and Dirk sit on a sofa by Cocoon near a Persian rug and tables from Leen Bakker. The architects illuminated one side of the stairway leading to the bedrooms.

A curving skylight illuminates the minimalist kitchen of a dwelling in Bondi Beach, Australia, that was renovated by Andrew Burges Architects.

Breeze block walls separate the various living spaces, all of which are brightly illuminated.

The exterior is perforated with 177 custom laminated glass units, illuminated by LED lights at night.

The interior is illuminated by skylights that allow natural light to flood almost every space inside.

The cantilevered table continues inside Soleri's house. The large windows, doors, and skylights fill the space with light in winter and softly illuminate it through trees' leaves in summer.

The study is narrow but illuminated by a window, louvered like others in the house to help regulate heat.

The curved blue kitchen larder has a projecting “nose” that illuminates the worktop and a mirrored eye that “winks” each time the door is opened.

Thin skylights running atop the full length of the staircase illuminate the trip up the side of the house.

A closer look at the partly enclosed sleeping area, which is illuminated by a small skylight. Custom cabinetry offer deep storage units as a way to help maximize the studio's layout.

The Lightbracket by AlexAllen Studio is made in the USA from cold rolled steel and powder-coated in glossy white.

Just off an internal courtyard, a mudroom provides a prime place to keep sneakers. Each family member has their own shelf, backlit by windows that illuminate every pair.

The bathroom is clad in blue penny tile, and natural light pours in to illuminate it all. “It’s almost a spa-like experience,” says Khoi. The tiles are from Bedrosians.

A Potence wall lamp by Jean Prouvé and a Dioscuri table lamp by Michele De Lucchi for Artemide illuminate the living area, which includes a Wire Base Elliptical Table by Charles and Ray Eames.

In Kansas City, Missouri, a family sought to construct a new home using prefabricated structural insulated panels (SIPS) instead of traditional frame construction. The entire kit house is composed of 4' x 8' sections, and the shell was constructed in about a week. The project’s relatively low cost, quick build time, and highly insulated envelope were positives, but the panels also have their limitations. “Most SIP projects look pretty stupid,” Jamie says. “They haven’t been manipulated by someone who’s thinking creatively.” In this case, Jamie augmented the simple panel system with a dynamic cantilever.

An arrangement of Penta lamps illuminate the Leif Petersen showroom.

A skylight illuminates the master bathroom, which is entirely outfitted with Arblu Tulip fixtures. The orange floor is Kenbrock K2 studded rubber. Note how the divisional wall stops short of the ceiling—a decision that the architects implemented to “create volume and height, which celebrate the curve of the ceiling.”