Practical, long-lasting finishes throughout meet Roberta’s dictum that everything should be easy to use. Stone-like Cambria quartz backsplashes and seamless countertops don’t have grout, making it easier to keep things clean.
The kitchen is customized for Roberta, an avid cook. Easy-to-reach pots hang from a custom rack by Bjørn Design. Its hooks can be lengthened if she has to reach from a wheelchair someday; a lowered counter where she likes to work, read, and play cards can accommodate a wheelchair, should she need one. Oak veneers for the ceilings, floors, and cabinetry were a splurge, but Roberta loves their warmth and texture.
"There are two decked terraces,
Starting costs for these prefabs is about $1.7 million, which covers at or less than 3,250 square feet — all construction and interior design needs included.
All the millwork inside the homes is custom made by Victoria-based Woodshop 506.
Sourced from Stûv and Novo, the wood-burning stoves complement the radiant heating system build into the concrete slab.
The living area is the main showcase of the home with soaring pine ceilings, 20ft windows and a stone walled fire place.
Bivvi's Base Cabin is the latest offering from the company, which started in 2020.
Diana Vincent of High Camp Home renovated a 2,700-square-foot A-frame and enlarged the rooms to create more usable space.
In the tiny town of Auvilliers, France, architect Jean-Baptiste Barache designed an elegant cedar-shingled home with an A-frame construction.
A luxurious rural retreat that doesn’t skimp on comfort, JR’s Hut is an off-grid glamping destination with spectacular views of the 7,000-acre Kimo Estate in Australia.
Constructed from locally sourced materials, this recently built home by Scott & Scott Architects mimics the classic A-frame.
Perched high in the mountains of Big Bear, California, this 1973 A-frame was renovated by Courtney Poulos into a handsome getaway from Los Angeles.
The family practices judo regularly in the Dojo, as well as yoga. It’s a perfect rainy day play space for kids too.
The center of the Dojo pops up like a lantern and gives off light at night for the trail system.
There is a private outdoor shower with an ocean view outside the primary bathroom.
The homeowners’ sleeping area opens wide to the outdoors and a wood-burning stove supplements the geothermal and solar-powered systems.
As with the mudroom, a Cor-Ten steel façade indicates the main entry of the primary bedroom building. “The sun shines right through the building in late afternoon,” Shaw remarks.
The living room’s wood-burning fireplace has a concrete hearth that wraps the chimney and runs under the windows, acting as seating, a plant ledge, and creating a spot to store logs, all of which are harvested from the site.
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The slats of solid wood that line the cabin's floors are made from offcuts provided by BOEN: a Norwegian flooring manufacturer. Offcuts were also used to make the 25x25 bookcase that separates the bedroom from the lounge area, the upholstery lining the dining bench, and the bathroom's stonework.
The bold use of color continues with a blue sofa from Fest and a multicolor rug from Pols Potten.
The all-wood seasonal guest house is void of drywall and insulation. The exterior framing was left exposed, and interior walls are constructed of birch plywood.
“If this house can, in some small way, nudge the market to expect higher performance and higher quality design, the impact could be exponential given the size of the single family market,
The cabin at night, with what Jenny and Shawn call the "magic woods
“The bedroom faces the balcony, with a centennial oak in the foreground and a view of the opposite hillside in the distance,” says Acuña.
The pool feels as laterally finite as the house feels spacious—but the view goes up forever.
While not connected to the house's irrigation, the saltwater pool has its own solar-powered saline pump and cleansing system.
Faulker Architects designed this concrete-and-steel home for a family looking to escape to their property near Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
The concrete-and-steel home by Faulkner Architects gives one family a refined escape in the mountains of Northern California.
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