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Surrounded by forest and accessed via a fairy-tale bridge, the resilient forever home showcases the strength of cross-laminated timber.

The prefabricated cabin consists of four modules connected by covered walkways. Each module has a dedicated purpose: living, sleeping/studying, energy, and outdoor dining. Connected to the sleep/study space, the energy module has a greenhouse and rainwater collection system.

The interiors of the design for the home based off her current house in Bedford County skew traditional, and emphasize light.

The Marquee Brands x Hapi Homes for Martha Stewart Iconic Estate Housing Collection features takes on several of her properties, past and present, including a house based off of Stewart’s one-time New York City apartment.

Seattle architecture firm Wittman Estes used its new modular prefab system to built a prototype on Whidbey Island in Washington for a family that loves the outdoors.

In 2021, Daniel Lopez-Perez and Celine Vargas founded Polyhaus to build fire-resilient, prefabricated homes quickly and efficiently. Their first 540-square-foot Tetra-One ADU in La Jolla proved that advanced engineering and CLT panels could create beautiful, flexible, and compact spaces while reducing construction time and environmental impact.

Located off paved roads, across a river, and up a mountain, Pablo Pérez Palacios’s cabin in the Mexican wilderness has a rooftop terrace designed for entertaining.

After renting in San Francisco for a decade, DIY couple Molly Fiffer and Jeff Waldman bought 10 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where the pair and their friends built a cabin compound complete with sheds, tree decks, a pavilion, a wood-fired hot tub, an outhouse, and an outdoor shower. The cabin is made from locally sourced, rough-sawn redwood, which the couple stained with nontoxic Eco Wood Treatment to give the panels an aged appearance and a dark patina.

Fleetwood Windows were installed throughout the home, including as a partition between the living room and deck.

The living room's wall of windows makes it easy to look out onto the desert. Julie wanted to keep the interior design minimal in order to focus on the setting.

Julie bought the sofa at in auction in Stockholm, and loves how it blends into the midcentury modern look and feel of the home.

The bathroom's green tiles are one of the few pops of color in the home.

The home has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, and each space complements one another.

"It's always enjoyable to partner with other designers and design-centric thinkers,

"The home is about 1,500 square feet, but I knew I wanted to devote a lot of that to a large kitchen and living space,

A Reform Kitchen is the spot for frequent baking and cooking, two of Julie's passions.

The home was constructed by prefab company Blue Sky Building Systems, which uses metal as a primary material.