This off-the-grid contemporary home on Sidney Island, British Columbia, is the work of Blue Sky Architecture and may be the ultimate dream home for book lovers. Located at the southern end of the Gulf Islands, between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia, this 2,000-square-foot retreat was designed for a pair of Prairie bookstore owners who spend […]
Studio AM Architecture, together with Farland Interiors, designed this contemporary house to be in harmony with its natural surroundings, set on 1.39 acres in Medina, Washington. Built for a large, active family, the main residence and guest house sit within the slope of the land, framed by mature trees. Together with a sports court, pool, […]
The French Creek Workshops House was designed by the Seattle-based architecture and landscape firm Wittman Estes as a home for aging in place. Located in Snohomish, Washington, this new family retreat for a retired couple is nestled alongside a wetland on a 4.5-acre site that was once an animal sanctuary. Conceived as a serene retreat […]
Period Architecture has designed a Pennsylvania fieldstone-clad house with traditional charm, perched atop a tree-covered hill in the countryside of Northern Delaware. The architects were tasked with making this new home appear time-honored, with the goal that even George Washington would feel right at home within. Hilltop Residence evokes the spirit of an 18th-century Pennsylvania […]
Winkelman Architecture has designed this Net-Zero artist’s residence that is situated on the site of a 15-acre former homestead in Downeast, Maine. It is beachfront on a bay with sweeping southerly views to Petit Manan Lighthouse. It feels very Downeast with spruce woods and lichen-covered ledge outcroppings. An orchard and a field roll down to the […]
The Constant Springs Residence, with architecture and interiors designed by Alterstudio Architecture, reflects organic modernism with its nature-inspired form. Located in Austin, Texas, the ability to live simultaneously in the center of the city within a quiet refuge presented a powerful opportunity for this family of four. Within a very ordinary neighborhood, this 3,230-square-foot home […]
This spectacular urban oasis was designed around an expansive central courtyard by A Parallel Architecture, situated in the heart of Austin, Texas. Outdoor living spaces are arranged under a canopy of mature growth oak and pecan trees to shade from the hot summer sun. This dwelling’s roof canopy and deep overhangs were configured to maximize solar […]
For 45 Architecture’s Jeff Lusin, the Yeti residence was personal: it was an opportunity to collaborate with a childhood friend returning to Bozeman, Montana, with his young family. It’s designed to be a forever home they will grow into, and the tone is set right from the outset with a courtyard encased in vertical wooden […]
This one-of-a-kind modern “tree house” was designed by Olson Kundig, in collaboration with owner/architect Faulkner Architects, in the prestigious Martis Camp community near Lake Tahoe, California. Nestled on 2.2 private acres bordering National Forest Land, this impressive dwelling celebrates a rugged, high-desert landscape of ponderosa pine, manzanita, and exposed basalt. The home’s footprint meanders through […]
A weathered beach house in Stinson Beach, California, has undergone an extensive renovation by Butler Armsden Architects. Encompassing 2,000 square feet of living space, this beach retreat challenged the architects to embrace its waterfront location. This house is nestled on the thin strip of land between Bolinas Bay and its lagoon, reaching out to the water […]
