North Bank Road is a house in Washington D.C., United States, designed by Pierre Maré Architects. Conceived as a comfortable contemporary family home, it responds to a wooded setting and demanding seasonal shifts with a pared-back exterior, durable construction, and interiors that pull light deep into the plan. The project balances shelter, warmth, and daily livability without losing sight of the landscape around it.
Staggered Cabin is a cabin in South Lake Tahoe, United States, designed by Mork-Ulnes Architects. Completed in 2025, it adapts to a steep Sierra Nevada site with a series of shed-roofed volumes that step down the slope and shape small outdoor courts. Inside, a compact plan arranges sleeping rooms and baths around a central living and dining area, with plywood finishes and mezzanines extending the cabin’s usable footprint.
Park Slope Townhouse reworks a 1910 house in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, United States, with architecture and interiors by Leroy Street Studio. Completed in 2024, the renovation opens a narrow townhouse footprint into a more fluid sequence of rooms, terraces, and double-height moments. Art, built-in shelving, warm wood, and broad garden glazing shape a house that feels more expansive, more vertical, and closely tied to the rear landscape.
Palm Residence is a private house in Beverly Hills, United States, designed by Daniel Joseph Chenin. The interiors move between sociable entertaining rooms and quiet upper-level retreats, always balancing structure and warmth. Across living, dining, cinema, and primary suite, the project reads as a composed progression of moods rather than a single statement.
Edmonds Sound House sits above Puget Sound in Edmonds, WA, United States, designed by Studio Zerbey Architecture + Interiors as a custom house oriented to water and trees. The project places primary living on a single main level for long-term accessibility while a smaller lower level steps into the slope. Wide glazing, deep overhangs, and a calm interior palette link daily life to the coastal forest setting and shifting maritime light.
Lake Washington Residence sits between the Burke-Gilman trail and the water in Seattle, WA, United States, by Studio Zerbey Architecture + Interiors. The house stretches across a rare double lot, pairing tall lakeside glazing with layered decks and a green-roofed volume that answer both the shoreline setting and the region’s gray, wet seasons. Inside, a warm modern character frames everyday family life against the changing light on the lake.
Lake Forest Park DADU sits in the wooded backyard of a Lake Forest Park, WA, United States home, designed by Studio Zerbey Architecture + Interiors. The compact house serves as a detached guest cottage, workspace, and party annex, balancing a dark, durable exterior with a light interior. Everyday life and occasional visits share the same clear, calm rooms, giving the family a versatile outbuilding that stays closely tied to its garden setting.
Bend Hideaway sets a crisp modern house against the wooded edge of Bend, OR, United States, by San Francisco–based Feldman Architecture. The retreat supports recent empty nesters and their visiting family with a linear plan that folds around a lap pool, guest rooms, and shared rooms tuned to forest views. Here, an active daily rhythm meets a quiet, highly edited relationship to the 650-acre preserve next door.
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