The recessed area in the wooden deck can be used for a fire pit or a vegetable garden.
Vaulted ceilings add to the home’s sense of spaciousness.
The home’s Japanese name loosely translates to “Sun House”—which is apt, given its emphasis on natural light. Three sets of full-height doors slide away to open the interior to the outdoors, while the angled roof eaves deflect unwanted solar gain in the summer without blocking access to the low winter sun.
The design of the house follows the traditional Japanese architectural concept of a hiraya—a single-story home with an engawa-inspired deck.
The model home is furnished with Muji's line of home goods.
Designed with young families in mind, the RPA LivingHome 1 is a single-story, four-bed, three-bath residence with a loft.
Elina and Otto paired their Iniö model with a sauna from Pluspuu and an adjacent hot tub that sit just down a path beyond the home. In winter months, guests can skinny dip before warming up again.
The siting of the home was intended to take advantage of the proximity to Lake Ontario, with windows aimed at the waterfront wherever possible.
The mezzanine is fenced by slats of whitewashed pine, and acts as the children’s playroom and hangout space.
During storm season, nature’s awe-inspiring light show is on full display through the oversized windows.
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Modeled after fishing huts, the cottages Hirtles, Gaff, LaHave, and Mosher provide two twin beds on the main floor and an open upstairs loft. Each building has a bathroom and shower as well as a fully equipped kitchen.
Vince and Adrienne Murphy’s rural retreat is clad in gray shingles and gray-stained pine. “They wanted the cottage to meld into the woods and be visually quiet,” says architect Kelly Doran, who worked with Portico Timber Frames to build the 2,500-square-foot home.
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Kūono at Volcano
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