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Ground floor plan of Devon Passivhaus by McLean Quinlan

By using one material, white oak, throughout the apartment from built-ins to flooring, and maintaining the same distinctive curvy geometry, Giga's design creates a simple, elegant look

An expansive wine room offers plenty of storage for wine connoisseurs.

Domespace's unique system and design allows for the entire structure to rotate. This enables you to orient your home's windows to face or oppose the sun anytime you want in order to balance passively the internal temperature and reduce energy consumption.

Interesting dormers and protrusions add volume and dimension to the non-dominant sides of the home. “Paying just as much attention to the two sides of the A-frame as to the end walls ensured that the home would be striking and attention-grabbing from all angles,” shares Mather.

Loon Lake Retreat site plan

While the owners really liked the idea of shou sugi ban, they opted for a more cost-effective black stain. The random-width, reverse board-and-batten siding reflects the wabi-sabi concept. “The builder said the math for the random siding was torturous,” the wife said. “We didn’t know how hard it was to make things look simple.” DeNiord planted hay-scented fern and lowbush blueberry sod around the house. “We didn't want any side of the house to feel unconsidered,” he says. As for the local boulders he placed around the house and terrace, he says, “They give the feeling that the house grew up around the outcroppings.”

the Summerhus

From the sky

Stone step

Regan Baker Design teamed up with contractor Markus Burkhardt and Sagan Design Group to design and build Tahoe’s first Passive House for a family of five, incorporating their vintage and heirloom quilts.

Gas fire pit

"One visit over the winter, and we drove up to find four feet of snow covering the driveway and stairs down to the cabin,