Set in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California, this farmhouse residence was designed by Cass Calder Smith (CCS) Architecture for a San Francisco couple with six children. The home is grounded in the landscape of an expansive twenty-acre site, located just inland from the beach town of Aptos on a steep bluff.

Just outside of Aspen, Colorado, where a small creek runs into the Roaring Fork River and a quiet street follows the riverbank, there is an extraordinary new residence constructed by local builders, Koru Limited, and designed by local architects and interior designers at Forum Phi.

Situated to be in harmony with its lush landscape, this home…