This serene lake house retreat was designed by Gabriel Builders, located at The Cliffs At Keowee Springs, Six Miles, South Carolina. This gorgeous rustic home, which provides a welcoming escape for a family of seven, was created to promote gathering and connection to the beautiful natural setting. The views and topography strongly influence the direction of […]
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Tour this modern lake retreat with breathtaking views of Lake Keowee
Gabriel Builders has designed this spectacular modern lake house retreat that is located at The Cliffs Landing at Keowee Springs, South Carolina. This spacious six-bedroom, six-bathroom dwelling is positioned so that every room on the main floor has phenomenal panoramic lake views. The house progresses from the entrance all the way through, promoting a sense […]
See a stunning lakeside cabin retreat with cozy living spaces in Montana
MMW Architects has designed this lakeside cabin retreat that is nestled on a serene cove near the southern end of Lindbergh Lake in the Swan Valley. This getaway was created for three generations of family who gather together in Montana to enjoy quality time. The goals for the cabin were to blend in from the road, […]
Tour this modern refuge ideally perched on the shore of Lake Superior
This modern refuge was designed by Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects, perched on the shore of Lake Superior in Copper Harbor, Michigan. Nestled in a forested lot on the edge of the Upper Peninsula of Lake Michigan, this structure was built to withstand the harshest conditions. It is a place to shelter from snow and […]
Inside a farmhouse retreat with a serene makeover in rural New York
Architecture firm Hendricks Churchill together with Boston-based interiors studio KJ Designs has renovated this serene farmhouse retreat that is located in Bedford, a town in Westchester County, New York. The project team was commissioned to transform this modest farmhouse that was constructed in the early 1800s into a fabulous weekend getaway home for a New York City-based […]
A bright and airy lakeside retreat with picturesque views of Lake Winnipesaukee
This luminous contemporary family retreat was designed by Whitten Architects, nestled along Lake Winnipesaukee, in the foothills of the White Mountains, New Hampshire. Lake Winnipesaukee is New Hampshire’s largest lake, covering over 70 square miles and dotted with more than 350 islands. The name “Winnipesaukee” comes from the Abenaki people and means “beautiful water in a […]
This camp-like cabin offers a peaceful refuge in the woods of Maine
Winkelman Architecture has designed this traditional, three-season camp-like cabin that is located on a heavily wooded site in Orland, a town in Hancock County, Maine. This rustic cabin was created as a woodland escape for a couple with four children. Additionally, the family needed to equip their home with extra accommodations for two other families […]
A woodland cabin retreat in the serene Balsam Mountains, North Carolina
Altura Architects has designed this woodland cabin retreat that is located in a dense forest at a high elevation in the Balsam Mountains, North Carolina. The homeowner is an avid outdoorsman and environmentalist who had secured a unique piece of land within a red spruce forest on a mountain ridge at 5,700 feet elevation. The dense evergreen forest […]
Lake Austin home is reimagined into a beautiful organic modern retreat
Award-winning design firm Ashby Collective has recently renovated and rebuilt this lake house retreat to 4,630 square feet, nestled on the beautiful Lake Austin in Texas. Interior designer Michele Lorenz provided a “modern organic” design esthetic with custom-made furnishings, easy-going fabrics, with golden hour lake views from every room. Homeowners, Angie and Todd Brinkmeyer purchased this lakefront property […]
A Cool Net Zero Energy House on Mount Desert Island: Crow’s Nest
Portland-based Kaplan Thompson Architects has designed the Crow’s Nest, a net zero energy house located in Mount Desert Island, Maine. The owners of this dwelling had visited the cliffs and coast of Bar Harbor for years with their family. When their kids left the nest, they wanted a more permanent retreat for the place that […]