butterfly house

Floor Plan of Meadowbrook Midcentury by Cast Architecture

The renovation included an additional bathroom, to round out the total to two.

The entryway features a family heirloom in the form of an antique dresser, which sits beneath a West Elm chandelier.

Floor Plan of Saint Honoré Apartment by SAO Arquitetura

After: "We don't believe in the hierarchy of materials,

After: The island acts as a transition from the dining area to the kitchen. "When we receive our friends, we usually gather around the island,

Floor plan of House DL by David D’Hulst and Annemie Lathouwers

There’s no deck or patio at the back of the house—nature begins directly at the doorstep. "Our home steals as little space as possible from the setting. It is almost traversed by the forest,” adds David.

Concrete from the exterior continues indoors as a fireplace surround. For the couch, Annemie found the wooden base and cushion covers in a secondhand store and used baby mattresses as inserts. David made the oak back.

A look at the bathroom. “The window also gives a view out to the front garden and lets the morning sun in,” says David.

Several doors provide an entrance through the private outdoors space.

Board-formed concrete encloses a walled garden at the entrance to David D’Hulst and Annemie Lathouwers’s house in Antwerp province, Belgium.

Floor Plan of Slope Prefab by Manta North

The expansive windows and door in the kitchen-and-living area frames views of the lush natural surround.

Floor-to-ceiling windows on the front facade slide open and give visitors the feeling of being outdoors while relaxing on the interior.

The timber-clad tiny home that Manta North designed for a family farm in Germany connects to its pastoral landscape, living larger than its 516 square feet of interior space.

Designed by Manta North, this 516-square-foot residence is situated on an organic farm near the intersection of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

Floor Plan of DD House by Bokey Grant Architects