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The home's three levels are framed by large planters containing fruit trees and other vegetation. The custom block makes up all of the home's exterior walls.

The concrete-and-steel home by Faulkner Architects gives one family a refined escape in the mountains of Northern California.

In total, the property includes two lots, with a flat pad and room for a pool in the middle.

The large blue barn door, mimicked by the garage doors, is an hommage to the family home, which also has big sliding storm doors.

Surrounded by an apple orchard, an evergreen grove, and gardens originally tended by the owners’ parents, Sheffield Residence keeps family memories alive.

A Le Corbusier sofa and lounge chairs (wrapped in Porsche red leather) complete a seating area on the upper level. Floor-to-ceiling glass wraps around the space, providing views out over the treetops.

The kitchen countertops are black quartz, offering a strong visual contrast to the plywood. “Leïla and Xavier enjoy having friends over to sit at the kitchen island, which is the center of the space,” says architect Catherine Milanese.

A third-floor kitchen looks out over a balcony garden and city views. Bar stools by Pick Up line the centralized island.

The L-shaped lot—and the decision to create a private courtyard and patio—made the kitchen and dining space the natural hub of the ground floor. Sweet installed full-length cabinetry on the western wall for storage, and included a wood niche for convenience.

The Japanese "no-brand" masters of minimalism unveil the first single-story design in their line of prefab homes.

All of the furniture and bespoke elements in the apartments reference the connected courtyard—in their design language as well as through their material composition.

Located in Austin’s historic Hyde Park in the company of 1920s-era bungalows, the Concrete Casita by Ravel Architecture is distinct with its contemporary, low-lying profile, yet feels at home with the neighborhood. Designs to become in-law’s quarters or serve as a versatile, indoor/outdoor space for an active Austin family, the 600-square-foot structure has a rugged makeup of board-formed concrete, rusted steel, and glass.