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The design team specified durable, easy-to-maintain, nontoxic, recyclable, natural, and regenerative materials. The kitchen island is engineered quartz and the cabinets are from a local cabinetmaker.

Cirkus Modular track lights by AGO inspired the color for the stairwell, also referred to by the architects as the "stairway to heaven.

The sash-style windows are from Sierra Pacific, with a ‘Paramount’ sofa and ottoman by Blu Dot tucked underneath.

Both guest and primary bedrooms include an entire south facing of glass doors that open to the rear yard.

"They wanted a home where they could follow the weather, experiencing and doing activities on the property throughout the seasons—during the wet cold seasons, on the inside, and during the warm, dry seasons, out of doors,

Thanks to a robust solar panel array, the house is net-zero, with enough energy to charge the couple's electric car as well.

The pilot home on Whidbey Island demonstrates the system’s potential: a 600-square-foot interior paired with nearly equal covered outdoor space, set lightly on a pin foundation that protects tree roots and cuts carbon by 77 percent. "Puzzle Prefab can be modified according to each site,

Architect Gabriele Mary Ann Schicketanz designed a modular compound in Carmel-by-the-Sea to house her son’s family and her own, offering a cost-effective alternative to the area’s $2–3 million homes. Placed on a nearly five-acre lot beneath old oaks, the project includes a three-bedroom main house, a freestanding ADU, and a site-built garage, all oriented for views and privacy.

Floor Plan of Schicketanz Residence

In 2020, Isabel and David Yahng bought their Portland house, which was originally designed by architect Saul Zaik in 1963.

In the living room, an Artek daybed is covered in Helios dark green fabric from Johanna Gullichsen.

The exterior of the home is clad in Norway spruce. All of the windows are from Velfac, with the sliders from Schuco.

Floor plan of House in the Lanes by Khanna Schultz Architecture and Design

On the home's second floor, a guest bedroom features a Foscarini lamp and bed and nightstands by Pianca.

A George Nakashima chair sits in the corner office off the stair landing.

In the primary suite, a lounge chair from Moving Mountains sits in the corner window. The wall-hanging photograph is by James Welling.

In the kitchen, mini orb pendants by Allied Maker illuminate the island. The kitchen stools are by KBH through Fair Design.