The smooth, raven-hued island in this kitchen is made of oak with a thin stone countertop. A Foscarini Gregg Pendant hangs overhead.

The hexagonal backyard studio that Marlin and Ryan Hanson designed and built in British Columbia, Canada, is clad with western red cedar shakes and a metal roof.

The hexagonal backyard studio that Marlin and Ryan Hanson, of Hanson Land & Sea, designed and built in British Columbia, Canada, is clad with western red cedar shakes and a metal roof.

The focus of the renovation was the kitchen, where the textures of tiles and brickwork play backdrop to considered, bespoke carpentry.

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2007 Office Pets.

2009Tribute to Camper.

2002 Repeat, for Maharam.

1999 The Kasese Chair.

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.

2006 Worker Chair for Vitra.

Architect: Paul Rudolph Location: New York, NY Price: $28 million If you had any doubt about the marketability of super-modern, verging on urbane 1970s maximalism, look no further than Paul Rudolph's fantastic 3,000-square-foot penthouse unit that he designed for himself at 23 Beekman Place. Jared Della Valle and Andrew Bernheimer (formerly of Della Valle Bernheimer) undertook a light renovation to update the spread.

Hella Jongerius / Jongeriuslab in Berlin

Project: Twelve|West Location: Portland, Oregon View: Exterior, roof with turbines Architect: Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP AIA summary: "Rising 23 stories above the intersection of Twelfth and Washington streets in Southwest Portland, Twelve|West is a mixed-use building designed with sustainability and ongoing learning as integral goals. Twelve|West was designed to achieve the highest levels of urban sustainability, and is expected to earn a Platinum rating under LEED NC overall and LEED CI for the office floors. An emphasis was put on selecting low-impact materials, including salvage, reclaimed and FSC-certified wood. Much of the concrete building structure is exposed on the interior minimizing the use of finish material and providing ample thermal mass. Energy use reduction was a primary driver of the design. Simulations predict energy savings of 45% over a baseline code building." Photo courtesy Zimmer Gunsul Fransca Architects LLP.

2005 Cupboard, an experimental one-off for Galerie Kreo.

A monumental German climate map enlivens the dining area, which also sports CH 23 & CH 30 chairs by Hans Wegner.

Natural wood with original brickwork and microcement to create a minimalist yet warm kitchen area.

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The main aim of the project was to create a functional and beautiful kitchen that would let the parents keep an eye on their children's activities while they were cooking.

An exterior Cot-Ten staircase leads to the couple's rooftop patio, designed to "gain view planes above the single-story neighboring cottages,

2004 Nymphenburg Sketches brings the porcelain animal figures of the German pottery up to date.

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Dark terrazzo finishes in the wet areas create a cooling calmness

LIVE. LOVE. LOFT.

Fireplace as it was at time of home purchase

Fireplace after we ripped out many things from the room.

Michael J Homer Science and Student Life Center, Sacred Heart School, Atherton CA Architects - Leddy Maytum Stacy

Project: 355 11th Street, Matarozzi/Pelsinger Building Location: San Francisco, California View: Interior Architect: Aidlin Darling Design Photo by Richard Barnes.

Project: 355 11th Street, Matarozzi/Pelsinger Building Location: San Francisco, California View: Exterior Architect: Aidlin Darling Design AIA summary: "355 Eleventh is a LEED-NC Gold adaptive reuse of a Historic (and previously derelict) turn-of the-century industrial building. Because the project site is on the National Register of Historic Places, the San Francisco Planning Department mandated that the project’s new siding be an “in-kind” replacement of the original (unsalvageable) corrugated metal siding and that the overall window area be consistent between old and new. The design team successfully championed a strategy of introducing subtle perforations into the new zinc cladding to allow light and air into the occupied spaces beyond, maintaining the stoic character of the original building without the visual introduction of new fenestration." Photo by Matthew Millman.

Project: KAUST Location: Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia View: Courtyard between buildings Architect: HOK Photo by JB Picoulet.