Double-height living room with wood-paneled walls and clerestory windows in house in Sear Ranch, California, designed by architect David Ross and artist Mark Dutcher with sliding hanging wood door covered in square patches of painted geometric artwork and wood burning stove set onto concrete patch in otherwise wood flooring.

Construction Diary: At Sea Ranch, a Couple Build a “Forever Moving” Home Made to Change With Them

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A Stûv wood-burning stove in the living room provides heat for the net-zero home. (Solar panels supply electricity.) Four equal-size rooms are separated by barn doors that allow for a circular flow through the house when left open. "Our dogs love it," says David.