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A structure built in a Polish ROD cannot be permanent, nor can it exceed 375 square feet.

Seattle firm Wittman Estes designed this compact cabin floating above a meadow on Whidbey Island.

Featuring more than 100 species, the garden is brimming with bird and insect attractants. “Surya’s first word was the Hindi word for bird,” says Surya’s father, Ali, “and it’s amazing to see all the birds that are coming through here now that are attracted to certain plants.”

"The owner wanted the front door to match the same yellow of Caterpillar, the heavy machinery company,

Before: Despite an uninspiring façade, the carriage house had something other buildings did not: a curb cut, which René needed to be able to have a parking space in the building. “It became a game around finding a particular property that had a curb cut, because you cannot create a new parking space inside a building in New York City anymore,” says René. “You have to find something that already has the curb cut to be able to have a garage.”

Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP used 87 translucent bricks to reframe a family’s connection to nature and the city.

The multicolored cushions were designed by Acuña and fabricated by Viviana Cortes.

Risa Boyer Architecture guided the whole house remodel of this 1955 Portland home. Lillyvilla Gardens executed a new landscape plan for the property, including this updated entry sequence, while Boyer added more glass to suit the midcentury façade.

Set behind tall hedges and wrapped in ivy, the A-lister’s former home is a plant lover’s paradise.