The House in Red steps down a wooded lakeside slope, providing views and fluid indoor/outdoor settings.

Inspired by Stowe’s early ski-lodge vernacular, the architects perched the house gently on the site, eschewing the excesses of resort culture.

The whimsical addition houses a charming office beneath a dozen nesting boxes for mourning doves.

A 1990s Malibu dwelling is transformed by an architect into a home for his family.

Closed off to the street, a Casablanca Villa opens up to expansive interiors and serene courtyards.

RECORD visits the one and only house in Palm Springs by the late L.A. modernist Ray Kappe.

Casa 3M is an inward-looking family retreat in a dense area of the city.

A weathering-steel residence in central Nova Scotia by the Halifax-based firm fits in with the landscape.

The Manhattan-based firm separates wood volumes to capture sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean.