"Some people want a manicured garden, but I'm of a different mindset," says Patnaik. She left the grounds untamed and organic. "If we're building in the wild, I want to live in the wild."
Much like traditional Japanese futon beds, the mattress hidden in the table folds out for a softer place to sleep. Photo by Sadamu Saito.
Inside the renovated Airstream, a woman prepares a meal. The skylight above the cook top lets fumes escape the small space. Photo by Sadamu Saito.
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In the bathroom, hexagonal mosaic tile covers the floor and the shower walls. The vanity is made from a maple slab, and the sink and the fixtures are copper.
After spending an adventurous summer traveling in a van with their dog, Richmond, Virginia–based couple Grace Kuhn and David Phinney wanted to take their van life adventures to the next level with an Airstream trailer.
The Airstream's meeting area is marked by an Eero Saarinen-designed Tulip table.
At just 80 square feet, The Kugelschiff is a renovated Airstream Bambi II that now serves as a tech entrepreneur’s tiny home and office. Edmonds + Lee Architects designed a desk set on pistons that converts to a bed, creating a smart home office idea for small spaces.
A neutral color scheme and wood elements give the trailer a cozy, rustic feel.
and Gabi Fox—a husband-and-wife team of photographers— transformed a 1972 Airstream Overlander into a mobile live/work studio that lets them fulfill their life-long passions through an unconventional lifestyle. The Seattle-based couple run their photography business out of the renovated Airstream, traveling the country to shoot weddings and elopements.
"Ryan likes navy, so we decided to copy that theme throughout and bring in some warm tones to complement the honey-colored wood countertops," Armstrong says. "I always love to tie in all of the colors in a space with an area rug. I found the perfect old-world-feel traditional rug with some great navy and gold tones to tie it all together."
The couple dismantled their cozy leather couch so that it could fit through the door.
When traveling couple Nate and Taylor Lavender were dating and living in Florida, they purchased a 34-foot, 1992 Airstream, which they renovated and affectionately named Augustine the Airstream (after the city of St. Augustine, Florida, where they found her on Craigslist).
Segmenting the home allows it to expand and contract depending on the number and needs of its occupants, who use it as a vacation residence.
The glass walls help meet the clients goal of feeling immersed in nature. It was also a realistic choice due to the area’s lack of sun, however that meant solar panels also weren’t feasible.
The home primarily leverages timber rather than steel through the use of the Candour components, creating a more sustainable outcome.
An art studio is separated from the main home by a deck.
The main house consists of two “branches” stacked at a right angle.
Conceptually the design is comprised of three rectangular forms assembled like fallen tree trunks.
Located in Hobart, Tasmania, Taroona House is a 2,600-square-foot residence built using a timber prefab building system developed by architecture firm Archier.
Located on a former dairy farm in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range in Victoria, Australia, the residence is part of a vegetative regeneration project. The floor-to-ceiling windows that wrap around the home meet the owner’s request to feel connected to the land throughout the retreat.
Yandoit House was built using Candour’s structural glazed facade system, wall panels, and exposed rafter ceiling cassettes, as well as its design software and manufacturing facility.
Designed for a couple, the one-bedroom, one-bathroom home totals 1,722 square feet with a square plan and flat roof.
Completed in December 2023, Yandoit House was designed by Archier and prefabricated by Candour.
Candour is a prefab building system and a tool to customize building components within that system—including walls, floors, facades, and roofs—with a proprietary CAD plug-in. Users of the software can draft a design, determine if it’s feasible, and price it all in one day. Designs are built at Candour’s manufacturing facility in Sunshine, Melbourne.
After a fire ravaged the site in rural Portugal, architect Miguel Marcelino designed this country house on its existing stone garden terraces.
The homes are available in North America, and can be assembled within three to four months of placing an order.
The company is currently working on securing certifications to allow the models to be used in a wider selection of areas, including as ADUs in California.
A free-flowing open layout awaits inside, where the main living areas capture ocean views.
Thanks to Kabina’s clever system of interlocking joints, all you need is a rubber hammer to assemble it.
A long timber deck wraps around the north and west sides of the home. Glass sliding doors located in every room emphasize an indoor/outdoor experience.
The home’s lightweight Onduline roofing was selected for its ability to withstand strong winds, its environmentally friendly qualities, and its thermal characteristics.
The holiday home is named Casa Tobita, after the client’s childhood nickname.
Casa Tobita floor plan
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