This reimagined ski house by architectural studio Birdseye, in collaboration with Brooke Michelsen Design, was rebuilt on its existing foundation on the slopes of Stratton Mountain Resort in southern Vermont. Now encompassing 5,000 square feet, the home replaces a 1960s structure that was beyond repair and reduced to the foundation and first-floor framing before being […]

Shaped like an observation tower, this striking Fishers Island retreat was conceived by Haver Skolnick Architects as their own personal escape, perched on a hill to capture panoramic ocean views. Located on Fishers Island, just off the coast of New York, the tower house was designed and owned by the architects as a private getaway. The […]

This stunning coastal shingle-style lake house on Silver Beach Road along Lake Michigan in Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, was designed by Deep River Partners, a Milwaukee-based residential architecture firm. Built as a multigenerational family retreat, the home blends timeless Coastal Shingle Style architecture with five-star amenities and state-of-the-art smart home technology. The horizontal massing along the […]

‘American Gothic Country Retreat’ was envisioned by MossCreek as a countryside retreat for New York-based owners, nestled in Red Hook, New York, about 100 miles north of New York City, in the Hudson Valley. The property features a collection of buildings designed to meet the owner’s wish to use historical and antique structures. It serves […]

Q Architecture + Design, together with Tara Lenney Design, was commissioned to construct a beautiful, modern, treehouse-inspired home built on stilts above the Mountain Fork River in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. This modern-rustic cabin retreat offers its inhabitants four bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, and plenty of space for lounging and entertaining, surrounded by the […]

Known as the Mariposa Garden House, this award-winning indoor-outdoor residence in Boulder, Colorado, was designed by Renée del Gaudio Architecture for a family of three living in the Lower Chautauqua neighborhood at the foot of the Boulder Flatirons. A decade ago, interior designer Stephanie Waddell moved with her husband and young son into an aging […]

Set on a narrow hillside lot overlooking the San Francisco Bay in Point Richmond, California, Bay Heirloom is a midcentury modern family home that Klopf Architecture restored, modernized, and adapted for contemporary living. Oriented south-southwest toward the Marin Headlands, with views of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge, the residence captures shifting Bay light […]

Island Villa is a private residence designed by SAOTA, with interiors by ARRCC, a project that redefines barefoot luxury through elemental architecture and a deeply rooted sense of place. Designed on Jumeirah Bay Island, the home’s pavilion-like structures appear to float above the landscape. SAOTA’s design emphasises fluid connections between spaces and climate responsiveness. Jumeirah […]

This modern new home, by Specht Novak Architects, is set within one of Austin’s most authentic, charming neighborhood’s, Zilker Park. The Zilker Park House reframes the urban single-family home with modern clarity, measured scale, and careful attention to context. In an older, eclectic neighborhood made up of historic bungalows and cottages — now besieged by […]

This glass-enclosed bunkhouse was designed by Studio MM Architect, located in Olivebridge, a hamlet in the town of Olive, Ulster County, New York, within Catskill Park and the Catskill Mountains. The bunkhouse sits at the edge of the mountaintop clearing. It is close enough to the main home to feel connected, but far enough that […]