House for a musher is situated on a beautiful 20-acre plot at the edge of a small town surrounded by small lakes and meadows, designed by architecture firm Mayer Sattler-Smith. This 2,450 square foot house is an ideal place to take the dogs for a run into the untouched wilderness of Big Lake, Alaska. The […]
The Farm House designed by architecture firm Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects was built for two historians and their children. The 1,776 square foot (165 square meters) home overlooks Lake Mjasa at an abandoned farm in Toten, Norway, which they have inherited. From the architects: “The existing old house in the yard is not insulated and used for […]
This gorgeous and cozy cabin retreat on Flathead Lake is located in Polson, Montana and designed by Andersson Wise Architects. From the architects: “Locals call the granite and shale cliff overlooking Montana’s Flathead Lake “The Matterhorn”. It is a place to observe the natural world: the lake, the surrounding ponderosa pine forest, and especially the […]
SJC House is a weekend retreat located on the edge of Lake Chapala in San Juan Cosala, Jalisco, Mexico. The residence was designed by Ricardo Agraz with the main design goal to permit the view of the largest Mexican natural lake from every single one of its premises. The architect designed the main facade of […]
This sensational home near Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada has been designed by Canadian architect David Tyrell. The beautiful and contemporary residence is in keeping with the generally modern area of Canada, but sets itself apart from the rest with comfortable furnishings, luxurious living and glorious panoramic views. With a cliff-top on one side of the […]
This stunning vacation home is located at the border of a small historical village of Scaiano, Switzerland. There is a beautiful view over the lake and towards the mountains. It is only possible to reach the dwelling by foot, making the project more difficult for construction. The 753 square foot (70 square meters) house, designed […]
The Canadian firm Taylor Smyth Architects has implemented a project called ‘Sunset Cabin’ nestled into a slope on the southern shore of Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Completed in 2004, the award-winning design is a one-room sleeping cabin comprised of 275 square feet. It is a simple but sophisticated Canadian bunkie, evoking the “primitive hut” of […]
This unique home was designed by architect Robert Oshatz, who had it constructed off site and brought in by a barge to dock at its mooring site. The neighboring houses along the Willamette River of Portland, Oregon are in close proximity to the home, so the style of the house was contrived to allow for […]
Focused around a man-made canal extended from Austin’s Colorado River, the Lake Austin House by Lake|Flato Architects is comprised of a series of structures and outdoor spaces that create a secluded riverside complex, making up a total area of 5,995 square feet (557 square meters). Once past the enormous limestone wall surrounding the front of […]
Architect Susanne Nobis has the enviable privilege of living in this gorgeous, tranquil house in Berg by Lake Starnberg (Starnberger See), a popular southern Bavarian recreation area for the residents of the nearby city of Munich, Germany. As both the client and the designer, engineer/architect Nobis designed the home and office for her own four-member […]
