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“I had my second home built,” says anesthesiologist Jim Alpers, “and it just happens to be attached to my first house.”

Shaped like a cluster of barnacles, the House in Kohoku doesn’t exactly blend in with its neighbors.

South Australia–based architect Max Pritchard knew he had a challenge on his hands as soon as his clients contacted him.

Those of us from Northern California can attest to the fact that one of the most beautiful beaches in the world is located about 20 miles north of San Francisco—Stinson Beach. It’s a little wilder than most—windy and often foggy.

Reuse, renew, recycle, renovate! When New Westminster, British Columbia, couple Jeanine Harper and Les Linfoot, and their three sons, aged 18 to 26, needed more space, they decided to build onto their 2,500-square-foot 1950s ranch-style house.

Last November in Montecito, California, wildfire consumed almost 2,000 acres, destroying over 100 homes.

During its 20 years of designing, renovating, and building houses mostly in Southern California, Marmol Radziner + Associates has soaked up a rich tradition of Modernism and interpreted it in a series of projects that engage nature as an instrument of architecture.

In a densely inhabited country like the Netherlands, it is not easy to find a secluded spot for a private residence.