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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