Cabins

Floor Plan of Schicketanz Residence

Case Inlet Retreat

The ground floor, with its walls of windows, embraces the outdoors. “Most of the year we keep all the windows open,” says Teresa, “and then the real limit of the house is the property walls.”

The new prefab unit is located just a few meters from the main home—a thatched-roof cottage that dates back to the 1950s. “The dark color of the cladding blends into the dark hedges in the garden, so the unit doesn’t attract too much attention,” says Vriesema.

Floor Plan of Backyard House in Oosterbeek by Manta North

“The final location of the unit required the crane company to drive a crane through our garden all the way around our house and to lorry the unit in via the same route,” says Vriesema. “Due to the location being so far from the nearest road this was quite a challenge.” In addition, t

The cabin does not have running water or electricity, and relies on a simple propane stove top. The sink was salvaged from a previous project.

Black tile covers the downstairs shower.

The children’s bedrooms are side-by-side, with a shared playroom/study outside of the doors.

"It's not close to highways,

The charcoal-colored cabinetry and quarts counters contrast with the pale wood walls and ceiling, providing a fresh aesthetic for the interior.

The all-glass exterior of these prefabs have made them popular destinations for part-time rentals online.

Located on a windswept site, this one-bedroom retreat is built to withstand the rigors of rural life, and it can be adapted to sleep up to six guests.

The studio was initially designed to sit atop an elegant stilt system. When architect Cristian Stefanescu drove past a construction site littered with large boulders, however, he had the idea to replace the conventional foundation with a rock. “It would be much cheaper and much more interesting,” he says. “I had to spend many hours driving around Bergen with the builder to find a suitable stone that someone was willing to part with.”

With its open porch with an overhung roof, clerestory windows, and high ceilings, the Roadhaus Wedge RV by Wheelhaus feels much larger and more open than its 250 square feet would suggest.

Different floor plans feature alternate ways to lay out the bedroom, bathroom, kitchenette, and living room depending on what the owner wants to emphasize—living space, cooking space, or the sleeping area.