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Oak cabinetry that was milled from the site is topped with Deer Isle granite. Locally manufactured tile from nearby Camden adds a textured sheen. And Muuto pendant lights hang over the bar.

An artist and an engineer built this tiny A-frame cabin with local materials, custom built-ins, and lots of windows.

Floor Plan of Apfel House by Hebra Arquitectos

With the doors and sliding glass wall both open, the home takes advantage of the breeze to remain cool.

Beside a simple but spacious kitchen, the living area is meant to be warm and casual.

The house is clad with shou sugi ban-treated cedar siding.

Scott and Ina's home is resilient to Maine's snowy winters, and with the addition of solar panels can easily be made off-grid.

Working with local company Bricks Incorporated, the designers faithfully recreated the home's original brick facade, including custom-made decorative shapes to match the historic condition.

“These clients really wanted it to be as dead accurate as it could be,” architect Jordan Snittjer says of this Chicago town house’s masonry, which transitions to an overhauled interior and a glassy rear extension.

A skylight sits at the apogee