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Planning regulations required a gable roof, which the architects split into four shed roofs carefully designed to respond to heavy snow shed and meet spatial and aesthetic wishes.

Located in California’s Sugar Bowl neighborhood, this shadowy lair by Mork-Ulnes Architects looks like something out of fairy tale. "We call the house Troll Hus, with a reference to the otherworldly beings in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore that are said to dwell in remote mountains," architect Casper Mork-Ulnes says.

The Rorke's wanted their home to have a strong architectural presence and be made of simple honest materials that would stand the test of time.

Designed by Arba, the retreat’s enclosed garden provides outdoor space out of the wind while the cuts give it a strong connection with the setting.

The two cabins are surrounded by 15,000 square feet of Thermowood pine decking.

The designers’ compound is located on a 5-acre island off the coast of Finland.

Rast provides the feeling of being outdoors wile remaining inside.

A sculptural built-in ladder accesses the bunk beds, which are adjacent to the bathroom.

The bath and a secondary sleeping area, equipped with bunk beds, are arranged at one end of the open-plan kitchen area.

The living room daybed converts to a bed when it's time to sleep. A built-in table at the foot of the bed folds in and can be used as a nightstand or shelf.

The designer clad the interior walls and ceiling with a pale birch veneer and vinyl flooring. The living area of the tiny home displays a built-in convertible table and daybed.

The 174-square-foot tiny getaway home on wheels that Jeanette Reiss-Andersen of Norske Mikrohus recently designed is clad in dark-stained Norwegian spruce that blends with nature.