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Dreamy, Modern Vacation Homes

As the temperature outside cools, we need vacation inspiration more than ever. From Spain to Tasmania, these are eight totally sublime sanctuaries.

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The firm's first home model for the development is dubbed Spahaus. Meant as vacation homes, the site's 21 cabins are designed to take advantage of the area's natural setting with large windows that overlook the forest.
The firm's first home model for the development is dubbed Spahaus. Meant as vacation homes, the site's 21 cabins are designed to take advantage of the area's natural setting with large windows that overlook the forest.
The smaller of the two bedrooms is seen in use, and the dining area is relocated to the nook beside the kitchen. The sliding door that divides the large balcony can be fully closed to give the small room complete privacy. It was important to create a house that would “adapt to the user’s needs, and not the other way around,” says Pérez.
The smaller of the two bedrooms is seen in use, and the dining area is relocated to the nook beside the kitchen. The sliding door that divides the large balcony can be fully closed to give the small room complete privacy. It was important to create a house that would “adapt to the user’s needs, and not the other way around,” says Pérez.
"We did our best to tuck the buildings into the site—the goal was to get up high on a perch. It was a matter of setting that elevation and working back down with the topography," says architectural designer Riley Pratt.
"We did our best to tuck the buildings into the site—the goal was to get up high on a perch. It was a matter of setting that elevation and working back down with the topography," says architectural designer Riley Pratt.
The two floors overlap for only about 753 square feet. The wide overhangs create shaded space underneath.
The two floors overlap for only about 753 square feet. The wide overhangs create shaded space underneath.
Rachel Nolan and Steven Farrell’s weekend house is located a couple of blocks from the beach on Australia’s Mornington Peninsula. Built with passive principles in mind, the low-slung structure features double-thick brick walls for thermal massing. The vertical wood cladding is unfinished spotted gum, a local timber.
Rachel Nolan and Steven Farrell’s weekend house is located a couple of blocks from the beach on Australia’s Mornington Peninsula. Built with passive principles in mind, the low-slung structure features double-thick brick walls for thermal massing. The vertical wood cladding is unfinished spotted gum, a local timber.
Ludovica Serafini and Roberto Palomba, who work as Ludovica+Roberto Palomba, commissioned a dining table of their own design from Exteta and paired it with Abanica chairs by Oscar Tusquets for Driade.
Ludovica Serafini and Roberto Palomba, who work as Ludovica+Roberto Palomba, commissioned a dining table of their own design from Exteta and paired it with Abanica chairs by Oscar Tusquets for Driade.
The Cora House’s configuration maximizes views, while its siting limits environmental impact. Bonnifait + Giesen Atelierworkshop, the firm that designed the structure, retained the mature trees on the property.
The Cora House’s configuration maximizes views, while its siting limits environmental impact. Bonnifait + Giesen Atelierworkshop, the firm that designed the structure, retained the mature trees on the property.