Brazil meets the Back Bay at this modern stunner in Eastbluff. Meticulously crafted by Burkhart Brothers to combine warm elegance, active lifestyle, and heritage materials, it emerges confidently from the land just a few blocks from the CDM school campus.

The drama is in the details at this reinvented One Ford Road family home. Having traveled to distant continents, overlooked sprawling cities from the heights of legendary hotels, dined on chic rooftops and dipped into the quiet ambiance of resort spas, the homeowners’ wish list found a perfect canvas.  They aspired to draw on sensory memories of places infused with bold design, big dreams, ease, comfort, and state-of-the-art hospitality.

Within the serpentine lanes of the family-centric Port Streets, the manicured hedges and terraced planters of this home’s tidy English garden create an immediate sense of order on approach. Its crisp white front combines expansive glazing, brick accents, and stately columns under a black standing seam roof. When it rains, the tip-tap lullabies of water droplets on the metal roof sing a reminder of the family’s former home in tropical Florida.

Take a short drive, or an even shorter saunter through the inner loop greenbelt on foot, to reach our next stop in this family-friendly neighborhood. Multigenerational living finds a timeless home in this updated Carmel floor plan. Its cheery contemporary prints, honed surfaces, and durable textiles are all chosen to withstand heavy daily use beautifully.

At the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, overlooking the raw habitat of Buck Gully, a two-story home welcomes our visit with suburban scale. Intended as an investment property when purchased in early 2020, this remodeled Broadmoor 5 instead found a new destiny as a playful oasis to wait out a pandemic.

Rooflines keep a low profile on the Broadmoor bluff, part of the original neighborhood overlooking the Home Tour’s Civic Center hub. Rebuilding a home site along this stretch comes with a refreshingly simple proposition: evolve the single level coastal home into a versatile retreat for the way we live today.

The adventure continues in Irvine Terrace, another enclave where high style keeps a low profile. Among Eric Olsen’s bespoke projects, this home stands as a signature imprint on Corona del Mar architecture. Every element is thoughtfully chosen, each line meticulously drawn. Crafted from a harmonious blend of board form concrete, ipe wood, and natural stone, the residence makes a warm modernist first impression.

Across the street from one of last year’s Home Tour stops, this Jasmine finale proves that no trip through Newport’s neighborhoods is complete without a tantalizing visit to Corona del Mar’s picturesque Flower Streets.