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The top floor of the house, offering views of the Pacific, is clad in stucco. At left, a terrace off the living room has a trellis-style railing of red cedar; below, on the lowest level, is a windowed play area.

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Architect John Pawson designed this Los Angeles house for Ellen and Andrew Hauptman; Jonathan Bell handled the landscape design, and Alexandra and Michael Misczynski of Atelier AM assisted Pawson with the decor. The dwelling consists of two slim and stately boxes, one cantilevered over the other; an additional level is partly hidden below ground.

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A drawbridge-like flap lowers from the steel-plated facade of this Melbourne bunker to reveal a bedroom window.

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Villa Geldrop, Holland by Hofmann Dujardin

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A roof terrace can be glimpsed between the metallic grey timber beams that surround a two-storey house near Riga, Latvia.

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Contemporary Adult’s Tree House: Citriodora Residence in Australia