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Indoor-outdoor ADU studio with NanaWall aluminum-clad folding glass doors.

The exposed bedrock discovered beneath the original castle was incorporated into the architecture. The kids love to climb and play on the rocky surfaces.

Alebrijes

Floor Plan of Wanderwood Lean-Tos by Winkelman Architecture

Floor plan of Sol Shed by Laura Killam Architecture

Working with architect Ravi Raj, two siblings crafted a gable-roofed house in Saugerties that’s perfect for gatherings.

One of the side patios on the perimeter of the house features a mix of potted plants and newly planted trees, such as the denuded linden tree in the foreground.

Floor plan of Sa Vinya by Romano Arquitectos

The lamps - a budget buy from IKEA - are not the same color as the ceiling but look like a perfect match.

This Swedish prefab cabin by

Architect Matt Wittman’s upbringing in rural Washington nurtured a respect for functional buildings that worked with their surroundings: a utilitarian perspective that would inform his Seattle-based studio’s modular home system. “While prefab houses are sometimes divorced from their context, Puzzle Prefab can be modified according to each site,” Wittmann says. “This system has the ability to create spaces that can expand or contract for a variety of environments, whether remote, suburban, or urban.”Architect Matt Wittman’s upbringing in rural Washington nurtured a respect for functional buildings that worked with their surroundings: a utilitarian perspective that would inform his Seattle-based studio’s modular home system. “While prefab houses are sometimes divorced from their context, Puzzle Prefab can be modified according to each site,” Wittmann says. “This system has the ability to create spaces that can expand or contract for a variety of environments, whether remote, suburban, or urban.”Architect and Majamaja cofounder Pekka Littow designed a seaside retreat in Finland to showcase the potential of self-sustaining homes. The first cabin was built in 2020, and there are now four along the archipelago outside Helsinki. Prefabricated elements like vertical wood cladding and crisp gables allow the cabins to be dismounted with minimal impact on the landscape.

Kevin and Katie enjoy happy hour on their new covered patio. The plantings were inspired by the garden in Mexico where they got married. During the pandemic, "We were like, I want to go on vacation, but we can't, so let's just make our backyard a vacation,