White beadboard and soft pink walls make this small space very cozy. Dan Cutrona Photography

Phillip K Erickson

Photo: Ian Umeda

The dining room has view to the pool and to the koi pond Michael Tavel Photographer

Interior design by JACQUES SAINT DIZIER photos by Mary Nichols

Lotus white door fronts juxtapose a dark grey tiled floor creating an atmosphere of serenity and understated luxury.

For this remodel in Portola Valley, California we were hired to rejuvenate a circa 1980 modernist house clad in deteriorating vertical wood siding. The house included a greenhouse style sunroom which got so unbearably hot as to be unusable. We opened up the floor plan and completely demolished the sunroom, replacing it with a new dining room open to the remodeled living room and kitchen. We added a new office and deck above the new dining room and replaced all of the exterior windows, mostly with oversized sliding aluminum doors by Fleetwood to open the house up to the wooded hillside setting. Stainless steel railings protect the inhabitants where the sliding doors open more than 50 feet above the ground below. We replaced the wood siding with stucco in varying tones of gray, white and black, creating new exterior lines, massing and proportions. We also created a new master suite upstairs and remodeled the existing powder room. Architecture by Mark Brand Architecture. Interior Design by Mark Brand Architecture in collaboration with Applegate Tran Interiors. Lighting design by Luminae Souter. Photos by Christopher Stark Photography.

Giles Westley

View of living room towards front deck. Venetian plaster fireplace on left includes TV recess and artwork alcove. Photographer: Clark Dugger

Wrap around awning provides sun protection to the large sliding glass doors which opens onto expansive deck.

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An outdoor pool overlooking the beach. Photo by Eduard Hueber

Aaron Leitz Photography

Custom designed and built kitchen. Gloss white lowers and Natural Walnut uppers/built-ins by Jeff Faine of AvenueTwo:Design. www.avetwo.com New breakfast nook beyond. All photography by: www.davidlauerphotography.com

Dallas, Texas, Infill, Sustainable, Affordable

Photographer Rosky & Associates, Inc.

Photos: Alan DeSisto

This Los Gatos home is a modern architectural work of art. Featuring floor-to-ceiling garden view windows and vaulted ceilings, the home mixes minimalist style with airy sophistication. Glass doors on both sides of the estate open up to the gardens, welcoming both indoor and outdoor enjoyment. Around the corner, a rear entertainment terrace invites visitors to enjoy the verdant landscaping and tropical plants.