A footbridge connects the Floating House to the island.
The Cabin is used by a couple with a young child, who spend their weekends here while a larger country home is under construction.
The pinwheel plan also led to the creation of two sheltered outdoor spaces: the morning porch and the evening porch.
Planning regulations required a gable roof, which the architects split into four shed roofs carefully designed to respond to heavy snow and meet spatial and aesthetic wishes.
Burnt cedar, Japanese cypress plywood, and mortar create a trio of contrasting yet simple surface textures that breathe a relaxed vibe into the Muji Hut.
"The home noses out of the forest just a little bit, like it’s peeking out of the trees,” says architect Ray Calabro.
Clad in gray wood, HYT is a mobile home in a Bavarian forest that’s available for holiday rentals. Resembling a hut from the outside, this mobile guesthouse, which have a mini kitchen, bathroom and wood stove has 12 sleeping spaces, and can be towed to just the spot you like by a tractor. The unit is available for approximately $116 for two people per night from Urlaubsarchitektur.
A shed provides storage for the owners’ tools as well as wood for the fireplace. It features the same aged pine finish as the main home.
Constructed by landscaper Ronald Gramajo for a California family, the outbuilding would make for a great she shed for relaxing, hanging out, writing, or even yoga or art.
The shed, accessed via new exterior walkway, received new windows and new matte black corrugated metal roofing. The quaint accessory structure is now a guest sleeping space and flexible yoga room.
The couple also built an outhouse for the bathroom area.
This dreamy, glass bedroom by the lake was created as an early prototype for the prefabricated greenhouse/she kits known as the Kekkilä Green Sheds.
The wood deck roof terrace, complete with ample lounge seating, provides astounding views of the city beyond.
Strategically located on the western rock, the sauna includes a roof terrace with a view of the inner archipelago.
The ground floor of the two-story structure includes a living room, dining room, and three bedrooms—all with en-suite bathrooms. It also features a huge loft area with an additional living space, bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom. Each level has an outdoor terrace, while the lower terrace has a barbecue.
Sun loungers are integrated into the roof terrace, which features timber decking and lush landscaping.
The roof supports a vegetable garden where anything form squash to grapes can be grown. In addition to serving as gathering place during the summer, a large skylight admits illumination into the rooms below.
Mikei, his partner, and their dog Shabu Shabu in their living space. The table was made for the outdoors, but repurposed for the dining area from Urban Outfitters. It's surrounded by '80s-era vintage chairs sourced from Betsu.
The interior features concealed storage for convenient access to daily essentials and outdoor gear.
Floor-to-ceiling glazing and a linear skylight help welcome the landscape within the cabin’s small footprint.
Jorge finds some time to relax in the living room. Chaise longue by Le Corbusier; coffee table by Noguchi.
Evan Jewett fabricated a custom Murphy table with white oak to match the floors, which were inspired by a room in the Williamsburg Hotel designed by Michaelis Boyd Studio of London. The art print is framed Hockney wallpaper from Milton and King.
A Peter Ivy pendant hangs over the dining table and benches, also by Taku. At one end is a collection of candlesticks, prototypes for Tortoise that will be manufactured in Hokkaido. The simple wood treads on the open-riser staircase complement the unfinished ceiling beams.
"In architecture, we tend toward natural materials and raw metals. In furniture, we like color,
Builder Ross Percival helped finesse the finely tuned detailing that separates the internal slope from the rock outside (opposite). The Pedro wire stool is by Craig Bond for Candywhistle.
The Lollygagger sofa is a double-wide extension of the Lollygagger lounge.
VMM Bench by Marc Supply and Anneli Lahtua: We like the sunny splash of color this bench adds to any space. Photo by Filip Dujardin
For a cost-conscious 2,000-square-foot renovation located 30 minutes outside of Austin, Texas, architect Nick Deaver took a look around for inspiration. He spied galvanized metal cladding on the region’s sheds and co-opted the inexpensive, resilient material for his own design. He then applied locally quarried Lueders limestone near the entrance—a warm contrast to the steely facade.
These wood-wrapped spaces take oriented strand board to new heights.
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