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The cabin is a glowing jewel at night on a hilltop on the remote Keats Island in British Columbia, Canada.
The cabin is a glowing jewel at night on a hilltop on the remote Keats Island in British Columbia, Canada.
Cache House encourages a sense of community in its cozy, 800-square-foot lobby furnished with custom lighting, sofas from TRNK Studio and Lawson Fenning, and chairs from Fern NYC.
Cache House encourages a sense of community in its cozy, 800-square-foot lobby furnished with custom lighting, sofas from TRNK Studio and Lawson Fenning, and chairs from Fern NYC.
"I wanted that natural beauty to be visible throughout the house and easily accessible,
"I wanted that natural beauty to be visible throughout the house and easily accessible,
As much as possible, Bayne and Benner prioritized colors that tied the home to the ocean.
As much as possible, Bayne and Benner prioritized colors that tied the home to the ocean.
Floor Plan of Jamestown Passive House by Shelter Residential
Floor Plan of Jamestown Passive House by Shelter Residential
A Danish Morso wood stove is a focal point of the living room, where the family's Miniature Bull Terrier Hank naps on the sofa.
A Danish Morso wood stove is a focal point of the living room, where the family's Miniature Bull Terrier Hank naps on the sofa.
The minimalist home's siding will patina to a silvery gray tone.
The minimalist home's siding will patina to a silvery gray tone.
Clear Alaskan yellow cedar vertical siding clads the exterior. Ryan designed a hidden gutter system, which he perfected after an ice storm hit the house when construction finished.
Clear Alaskan yellow cedar vertical siding clads the exterior. Ryan designed a hidden gutter system, which he perfected after an ice storm hit the house when construction finished.
The home's siding will patina to a silvery gray tone. "I've always had a vision for this house in my head, and I didn't know if and when I'd ever get to build it. When this opportunity came up, it was sort of perfect," says Lauren Tracy. "We wanted it to look very minimal, with no eaves."
The home's siding will patina to a silvery gray tone. "I've always had a vision for this house in my head, and I didn't know if and when I'd ever get to build it. When this opportunity came up, it was sort of perfect," says Lauren Tracy. "We wanted it to look very minimal, with no eaves."
A view into a corner bedroom. Despite the home's efficiency, its interiors are filled with sunlight year-round.
A view into a corner bedroom. Despite the home's efficiency, its interiors are filled with sunlight year-round.
The three-bedroom home features a built-in bunk room. Large inset windows throughout allow an indoor-outdoor feel despite the single-story home's modest footprint, just over 1,000 square feet.
The three-bedroom home features a built-in bunk room. Large inset windows throughout allow an indoor-outdoor feel despite the single-story home's modest footprint, just over 1,000 square feet.
An outdoor shower provides a place to wash off sand after summer trips to the beach.
An outdoor shower provides a place to wash off sand after summer trips to the beach.
A 12-foot-tall wood-clad multi-slide door in the open plan living-dining room offers an ocean view.
A 12-foot-tall wood-clad multi-slide door in the open plan living-dining room offers an ocean view.
The Tracy family gathers in their Jamestown, Rhode Island, home's sunlit dining room, where the one-wall kitchen can be seen in the background, chosen for its space-saving quality. Fisher & Paykel appliances are paneled in the same wood as the custom cabinetry.
The Tracy family gathers in their Jamestown, Rhode Island, home's sunlit dining room, where the one-wall kitchen can be seen in the background, chosen for its space-saving quality. Fisher & Paykel appliances are paneled in the same wood as the custom cabinetry.
The single-volume home has been designed to appear to float over the lot on its deck. Ryan upgraded the existing foundation to support its passive design. "Originally, I wanted to make the whole house powered with wood pellets," he says. "But I decided against shoveling pellets in the snow. I'll get weird in a little bit less of a cold climate."
The single-volume home has been designed to appear to float over the lot on its deck. Ryan upgraded the existing foundation to support its passive design. "Originally, I wanted to make the whole house powered with wood pellets," he says. "But I decided against shoveling pellets in the snow. I'll get weird in a little bit less of a cold climate."