Exterior

The steel roofing is from Hamilton in Southern Ontario. The doors were reclaimed from a local hotel. The windows are from a Mississauga company. The trim and cabinetry is milled from oak trees that they cut down to build the driveway. “It’s as local as it gets,” says Liz.

The white cedar exterior is rot- and insect-resistant, and has a beautiful silvery finish that will continue to patina over time.

To pick a site for the buildings, Matt used his drone to scan the site and then Daybreak created a 3D model to test out options for placement.

Liz and Matt had to drill a well to provide water for the property. Wastewater is captured and treated with a gravity-fed septic system that will also serve the main dwelling, when it’s completed.

The structure is “cranked” thirty degrees from the point of entry to maximize nature views and encourage solar gain, Braithwaite says.

Nick rebuilt all the doors and windows from old growth Redwood. The door hardware is Baldwin mortise locksets.

As Nicolás Tovo and Teresa Sarmiento of La Base embraced modular design as part of their architectural practice, they noticed that prospective clients were wary of prefabricated construction. So the duo teamed up with Place, an Argentine prefab builder, to make a proof of concept just outside the Patagonian resort town of Bariloche.

In 2020, Isabel and David Yahng bought their Portland house, which was originally designed by architect Saul Zaik in 1963.

The private outdoor space showcases the renovation's south-facing windows, which were installed to connect the indoors with the yard.

Evoking shou sugi ban, the cedar exterior has a Benjamin Moore Arborcoat stain.

The historic property is nestled in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains, less than a half-hour drive from Downtown Los Angeles.

The historic property sits nestled in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains, offering plenty of peace and privacy while only being about a 15-minute drive from Downtown Los Angeles.

The architects created a Japanese pagoda-style home to take advantage of the location.

The home overlooks Rapunco Lake in Southern Chile, about 10 hours from where the owners' primary residence is.