This organic beach house retreat, beautifully designed by Duckham Architecture in collaboration with Thread Art Design, is located in Orleans, a charming town on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. When the owners purchased their dream beachfront site, a 1970s-era structure was already in place. However, a lot of work was needed to renovate the home to meet […]
This versatile family beach house, designed by Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects, balances expansive, outward-looking views with a grounded sense of seclusion on the San Juan Islands. The property was completely overgrown and was transformed into a welcoming retreat with native landscaping. Crafted to accommodate the owner’s small family or comfortably flex to welcome larger gatherings, […]
Architectural studio PLAAD has designed this wine country home called ‘Ribbon Ridge Retreat’, boasting stunning views over the Willamette Valley in Oregon. The home draws its inspiration directly from the vineyard landscape. Carefully sited so as not to interfere with grape-growing activities, the home’s compact footprint sits lightly among the vines. Its massing aligns with […]
MHK Architecture together with the Stillwater Group has designed this gorgeous lake house overlooking Lake Keowee in the community of The Reserve at Lake Keowee, South Carolina. For the homeowners, a couple who reside in Florida, the goal for their dream retreat was to create an accessible home where they could age in place and a […]
This Sonoran desert house was conceived by J4 Architecture in collaboration with Aspect Fine Homes and is tucked into the Sunrise neighborhood of Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona. Conceived as a peaceful retreat, the design draws the surrounding landscape inward, framing wide skies and mountain views at every turn and turning everyday living into something extraordinary. The […]
Boulder Junction Lodge is a charming lakeside cabin designed by David Heide Design Studio as a family retreat, located in Boulder Junction, a town in Vilas County, in northern Wisconsin. After having attended summer camp at this site in her youth, the owner was elated to have purchased the former lodge. After a site visit […]
This spectacular hillside cabin was designed by Heliotrope Architects and is located on Orcas Island, the largest of the San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest of Washington. The owners are a born and raised Southern California couple who intended to live modestly and comfortably on this hillside perch overlooking the San Juan archipelago. Their modest 1,500-square-foot […]
This light-filled mountain dream home is the epitome of luxury living, designed by MHK Architecture in collaboration with Bluestone Construction, tucked into the north slope of Paris Mountain, just north of Greenville, South Carolina. Winning multiple residential awads, this beautifully crafted sanctuay was made for luxury living and entertaining, either with family or an entire […]
Designed by Miller-Roodell Architects, this modern alpine retreat nestles cozily into a timbered ridge high in the Madison Range of Gallatin County, Montana. This year-round refuge provides a refined gathering place for the owner, her children, and their growing family. The 6,500-square-foot home is warm and inviting, maintaining a simple, clean elegance and a sense […]
Designed by Miller-Roodell Architects as a retreat for a multi-generational family, this modern ranch house called “Five Springs” is situated in Beaverhead County, Montana. A haven for the owner’s expanding family and a generational testament to the value of preserving wild places, its cascading low-slung form touches lightly down between flowing streams, its ridgelines barely […]
