ADU

Kele Dobrinski and Christina Valencia, of Sacramento, California-based Colossus Mfg., revamped a 2008 Starstream Starcraft camper that allows their family of five to comfortably explore nature in different landscapes for weeks at a time.

Natural light was extra important to Aaron, as this space functions as his art studio, too.

The 484-square-foot room offers a cool respite from summer sun and a warm place to relax in winter.

Architect Indra Janda hand-cut sheets of polycarbonate into 15¾-inch square shingles and clad the entire timber structure—a gabled roof and walls—with them.

The sleek two-car garage is the only part of the property that is visible from the street.

Despite its small footprint, the flexible, multi-purpose space includes bike storage and a niche for storing weights.

In the British countryside, Stirling Prize nominee Michael Dillon builds a tiny office as an exercise in low-carbon, low-cost construction.

Solar panels create a geometric pattern on the roof of the ADU.