Heliotrope Architects designed this contemporary mountaintop cabin to take advantage of the spectacular setting of Buck Mountain while also preserving it. Nestled into the steep hillside, this Orcas Island hideaway lies in the heart of the San Juan Islands in Washington State. The site brought about several challenges, this included a steep grade and a […]

  Faulkner Architects has designed this spectacular mountain home surrounded by a serene forest, situated in Truckee, a town in Nevada County, California. This dwelling is tucked into a luxuriant forest of Jeffrey and sugar pine mixed with white and red fir, this two-acre site sits at roughly 6,300 feet above sea level in the Martis […]

Designed by de Reus Architects with interior design by Philpotts, the 6,000-square-foot, LEED Silver vacation house is about creating a sanctuary in Maui, Hawaii where a multigenerational family can share experiences and create memories. Overlooking Maui’s southern shore with views of the ocean, mountain landscapes, and other nearby islands, the home was designed to experience […]

This classic mid-century home has undergone an extensive renovation and addition by architectural studio Clayton Korte, located in the Highland Park neighborhood of north Austin, Texas. Originally constructed in 1950, this dwelling is situated on the crest of a 150-foot bluff. Overlooking views of Lake Austin, the Texas Hill Country, and Austin’s iconic Pennybacker Bridge, […]

Oakland-based firm Buttrick Projects Architecture+Design is responsible for the transformation of a 1950s-era house into a luminous home in Berkeley, California. The scope of this project entailed a renovation of the house plus an addition and new interiors. The firm led both architecture and interior design. The residence was long in need of an upgrade and […]

This stunning contemporary farmhouse was designed by Northworks Architects, nestled along Chicago’s Northshore, in Lake Forest, Illinois. Though the entire home is new, it was designed to appear as if several older structures were combined over the years to form a modernized farmhouse. With the focus on creating a property that feels as if it’s […]

Hacker Architects has designed this spectacular modern house that cantilevers off the hillside, situated at 7,300 feet, high above the city of Boulder, Colorado. The ‘Sunshine Canyon Residence’ accentuates its dramatic site by juxtaposing a simple form with the steep contours of a landscape scarred by wildfire. The house floats above the harsh terrain to […]

Wittman Estes Architecture has transformed a 1940s beach house into a new multi-generational home—doubling the livable area while lightly touching the delicate ecology of the waterfront of the Hood Canal, Washington. Two shifting wings hover over the hillside and beach supported by thin steel columns and pin piles. Located on the eastern shore of Hood Canal […]

This charming rustic lakeside cabin was designed as a family-centric retreat by Wade Weissman Architecture together with Frank Ponterio Interiors in Wisconsin’s North Woods. For this project, the team was encouraged not to overdesign but to instead practice restraint in every element. Completely hand-made, the cabin features no drywall. Instead, hand-milled wood, hand-cut iron nail […]

Miller-Roodell Architects are responsible for the creation of this spectacular modern rustic mountain house set among the towering Rocky Mountain peaks in the Yellowstone Club, Big Sky, Montana. The project, entitled “Bunker House”, combines fresh air with a fresh design. The homeowner, a couple with grown children, wanted to have a space where the whole […]