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The 75-square-foot grilling zone is open to the elements, and so a different approach to heating was needed. The Bromic Platinum Electric heater was chosen for its durability.

Floor plan of Brown House by Bldus

As with the rest of the interiors, the bathroom (belowis clad in maple plywood. Its severe angles echo the steel fins of the home’s entry.

The entryway features a Studioilse Bench 443 in walnut with a leather pad by De La Espada.

Lechuza House by ARKITITO Arquitetura

“We wanted to make it feel like a surf shack. It was important to us to have a low-key, slow, easy lifestyle,” Kyle says.

A custom steel coat rack welded to a structural beam sways when visitors ascend the stairs.

The all-wood interior features standard home appliances, such as a sink, induction cook top, and refrigerator.

The combined laundry room/powder room features Sardines Charcoal wallpaper by local artist Kate Golding.

Architect Steven Ehrlich reflects on his experiences in Africa and Japan to build a sustainable, ever-changing home in Los Angeles.

The couple crafted the living-room shelves out of Formica. They act as a display case for mementos and collectibles: Jordan’s vintage cameras, a carved antelope horn from the Majete Wildlife Reserve in Southern Malawi's Chickwawa district, a wooden sculpture from an installation designed by Shalini. A small wooden stool carved by artisans in Uganda’s Kitanyata region near Murchison Falls doubles as a plant stand.

The existing bones of the rental home were so great, Abigail felt, that there wasn't much that needed to be done to make it feel homey and her own.

Snow blankets the mountains at the Purgatory Resort in Durango, Colorado. "Colorado is consistently the number-one ski state in the country," says Chris Linsmayer of Colorado Ski Country. "We pride ourselves in hospitality and guest service. That certainly is not going to change even though the experience is going to be different—folks are going to have masks on, there's going to be social distancing. The reason that people come year after year is not going to be different."

Instead of their usual trip to Florida, this year Dallas-based couple Tapacio Maddox and Molly Sydnor will be spending the holidays camping in Marfa’s Big Bend National Park.

After gutting a Vermont Frames kit house, resident and designer Andrew Kotchen left its post-and-beam framework exposed. On the main floor , a metal console from a flea market faces a Wisteria stump stool. The Wishbone chairs are by Hans Wegner. Irvington, New York Dwell Magazine : November / December 2017