The Residency Bureau has reimagined this warm and inviting getaway home as a family escape from the hustle and bustle of city life and busy careers in Washington’s San Juan Islands. The owners, a family of four, sought out this post and beam home, desiring a relaxing respite nestled along the water and surrounded by […]

Backen & Gillam Architect, in collaboration with BK Interior Design, has created this gorgeous wine country retreat for a young family of five, situated in Sonoma, California. Structured as a series of smaller dwellings, each of the individual structures is characterized by its own style, which helps to reinforce its function. Together, they work in harmony […]

This woodland retreat was designed as an inviting writer’s refuge by Gale Goff Architect, located in Little Compton, a coastal town in Newport County, Rhode Island. The scope of this project entailed a writer’s retreat fashioned from the existing RV barn on the back of this woodland cabin property. The sheer volume of this simple […]

This warm and welcoming lakefront retreat was designed as a four-season family getaway by Whitten Architect, nestled along Pleasant Lake, an hour north of Portland, Maine. The owners are a Boston-based professional couple with young children who wished to build a home next to their parents’ existing cottage. They would share a common driveway and […]

The architectural studio of Hoedemaker Pfeiffer is responsible for the design of this family refuge perched on a hillside on Decatur Island in Washington’s San Juan Islands. This secluded cabin retreat was designed for a family by architects Hoedemaker Pfeiffer, located on Decatur Island, one of the San Juan Islands in Washington state. Working with a […]

This gorgeous farmhouse was completely reimagined by Crisp Architects, nestled in Pine Plains, a quaint town in Dutchess County, New York. The owners sought the transformation of this countryside home into what would become their family retreat from New York City. Nestled in bucolic farmland with incredible views, the existing home did not fit with […]

This gorgeous modern rustic lake house designed by MHK Architecture together with The Stillwater Group is nestled on the shores of Lake Keowee in The Reserve at Lake Keowee, Sunset, South Carolina. This vacation home was created as a sanctuary for indoor-outdoor living with expansive windows, large covered porches, and patios. A palette of organic, […]

This zen-inspired beach house was designed by Backen & Backen Architects in collaboration with BK Interior Design, nestled seaside in the Hamptons, New York. This multi-phase project is exemplary of creating a connection to the outdoors, a love of materiality, and redefining luxury to a subtle and simplistic palette, while holding true to the design […]

This spectacular waterfront beach cabin, created by Heliotrope Architects, is nestled on Orcas Island, the largest of the San Juan Islands of the Pacific Northwest, in northwestern Washington. This 2,400-square-foot family retreat is set on a northwesterly oriented beach, facing the Strait of Georgia to provide incredible views. The property includes second-growth Douglas firs, a beech […]

Sandbox Studio together with Heslin Construction has beautifully designed this mountain-style farmhouse as the ultimate family retreat, situated in the Martis Camp community of Truckee, California. Inside you will find a generous 5,759 square feet of living space with five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and two half bathrooms. The open great room with its beautiful vaulted […]