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The living room’s wood-burning fireplace has a concrete hearth that wraps the chimney and runs under the windows, acting as seating, a plant ledge, and creating a spot to store logs, all of which are harvested from the site.

An open-air boardwalk carries the family west from the gathering spaces to their bedroom cabin.

One of the benefits of building into the hillside is that Catherine and her dog, Lydia, are able to access the home's rooftop deck.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing and a linear skylight help welcome the landscape within the cabin’s small footprint.

The larch veranda has no railing, so it appears to float in the lush meadow.

A wood sleeping berth with built-in storage helps to delineate the bedroom from the living area in the open-concept cabin.

Thoughtful details include leather cabinet and drawer pulls.

The nearly 650-square-foot cabin has just enough interior space for a relaxed weekend getaway.

Out of The Valley just completed their latest project, the Holly Water Cabin—and it’s available for rent.

Poggenpohl’s optimized drawer organizers have the right place for everything—from cutlery and small utensils to fresh fruit and spices. You’ll never lose your coriander again.

Inspired by the small scale of Japanese residences—in particular, Makoto Masuzawa’s 1952 Minimum House—architect Andrew Simpson designed his own economical 538-square-foot home set into a wooded site in Island Bay, a coastal suburb outside Wellington, New Zealand.

A painting by Yael hangs near the Murphy bed in the make-shift guest sleeping quarters.

Custom pendants by GRT hang from above in the open kitchen and work area.

The roof is clad in natural cedar with a copper trim.