Cabins

The owner was motivated to build his own home to avoid a mortgage and to gain the know-how to undertake his own maintenance and repairs. “I was craving the personal challenge to cultivate a home for myself,” he says. “As it was the beginning of a new adventure, I wanted it to be personal. Also, practically speaking, if I built each piece of the home by hand, I would have a good sense of how to solve problems or improve it, without having to ask anyone else to journey through the forest, down the trail, and up the cliff to make an adjustment.”

The Little Owl A-Frame’s matte-black exterior sets it apart from its woodsy neighbors.

The home sits at the end of a quiet, gravel road just 325-yards from the ocean. A board-formed concrete wall along the entry path hints at what is indoors.

This prefab also has a wraparound deck with a shaded dining area.

Clients can customize the cabin's exterior paint color, and this one shows a black shade that blends into the woods.

The tiny house and eco resort are set on generations-old family land that's remote and completely private so guests are able to unplug immerse themselves in nature.

Vintage kettles and a wide-ranging assortment of pots and pans sit above kitchen cabinets from IKEA.

Designed by Arba, the retreat’s enclosed garden provides outdoor space out of the wind while the cuts give it a strong connection with the setting.

Floor Plan of Flatrock House by Kelli Hix

Floor Plan of Cloud DADU by Cast Architecture

Floor Plan of Project01 by Instead

After months of waiting for approvals to build a house in Sintra, Portugal, artist Chris Saunders decided to pivot, commissioning a custom tiny home on wheels from architecture studio Madeiguincho.

Ciguë

Kevin and Heather Fritz of Fritz Tiny Homes relax on an upholstered sofa from Article in the living room.

Floor Plan of Halcyon by Fritz Tiny Homes

Madison points out that the pod concept would make it easy to add an extension if necessary. “We see it as a house that can grow with us—and that we can pay for as we go along.”

Light wood floors, new drywall, and a fresh coat of white paint now gives the house a luminous quality. The front entry is to the right of the fireplace, and there are now better sight lines into the kitchen and dining area to the left.

, wood bumps out to allow space for stove.