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.

Architects Andrés Jaque and Miguel Mesa del Castillo Clavel create a manifesto in Southern Spain.

Manuel Cervantes Estudio fits a weekend house sensitively into the earth in Valle de Bravo, Mexico.

ARO Architects designs a sustainable ski lodge near Mammoth mountain in California.

Tom Kundig and Gregory Faulkner collaborate on the design of Faulkner’s house in Lake Tahoe.

Michael Maltzan designs a sculptural house in Malibu to accommodate an art collection.