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Transformation of an old barn into dwelling with external terrace. Martiat+Durnez Architectes

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The family keeps the plywood-lined interiors sparse, using campaign furniture and sleeping bags when they stay here; the floor coverings are by Chilewich, and the wood-burning stove is by Rais.

The 82-foot-long pool gets quite a lot of use by Jeff and Millie, and especially by the kids, who are both on the local swim team.

In line with the family’s active lifestyle, the kitchen is also situated outside; to the south of it, a screened-in area of the porch, clad in ipe and black fiberglass mesh, serves as the impromptu dining area. The table and chairs are from Black’s Farmwood, and the ceiling fan is by Fanimation.

Tintaldra Cabin

A Bodega by Cubus

A custom table designed by Staffan Holm, capable of seating 26, runs the length of Anders Bergström and Kristina Lagercrantz’s kitchen in Gothenburg. Unfold pendants by Form Us With Love for Muuto, Lilla Åland chairs by Carl Malmsten for Stolab, and a painting by Hampus Pettersson complete the space.

A mix of DSW and DSRA Eames Plastic Side Chairs from Vitra are seated at the dining table, which extends from a stainless steel countertop.

Office T is a minimal office space located in Kyoto, Japan, designed by Matsunami Mitsutomo Architect & Associates. The client, a mail order company, wanted a bright and open space that would receive abundant natural lighting during the day. The architects wanted to keep the space mostly open in order to encourage communication between the employees. A series of horizontal slats array the ceiling, concealing the track lighting without covering the skylight.

The creekside Fish Camp prototype rests on oversize flood-rated pylons, one of many foundation options the Camp units can accommodate.

Missouri-based architect Rocio Romero designs ADUs that serve as studios, backyard offices, guest cottages, and short-term getaways. She’s sold over 50 prefab units in 17 different states, and she recently launched a line of more modestly sized, construct-it-yourself structures dubbed the Camp series. Here, Romero and product manager Julie Schaefer review plans together at a Base Camp prototype in Missouri.

The Fish Camp acts as the couple’s forest getaway, just a quarter mile from their main house.

When building such a modest structure in a large landscape, designer and client often had to defend their vision to their collaborators. “We knew this house was going to be for Maggie and she would live there alone,” designer Lauren Moffitt says. “But people are always projecting for future resale. Putting in the smallest size of anything—to any subcontractor, it’s just not reasonable.”

A solar array (on the left-hand side of the photo) powers the lights and outlets (and laptops) during the day.

Setsumasa and Hideaki toss on the rain fly. The solar panel in the foreground supplies daytime electricity.

A stockpile of wood sheltered from the elements.