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A breezeway complete with swings connects the front and back decks. “We knew we wanted a covered entry, but we left it open to create a larger outdoor space,” says Scott, who admits to occasionally using the swings himself. Mud guards are built into the Kebony decking to keep dirt from being tracked inside. The teak chairs are by Skagerak.

A platform bed keeps things simple in the master bedroom. “We said that everything that could be made of wood should be—including the shower stall,” says Tomas.

The structure is made of double-brick walls with insulation between each layer, which regulates indoor temperatures while still providing strong protection from the elements.

Floyd Home provided furniture for the compact space, including the bed, the table legs and the cozy rug.

The designers found OSB without traditional stampings of construction-grade OSB and clad the interior with it for an organic but utilitarian texture. “ I didn’t want anything in the space to be fake,” says Castillero. “I didn’t want it to pretend to be anything it wasn’t.”

In the kitchen, honed Welsh slate tops pale English Sycamore cabinetry.

Nathalie and Greg perch on the front steps on a sunny summer day.

The girls rinse off in the partially enclosed shower outside the master bathroom. “The kids really love the ups and downs and ins and outs of the house,” says Daniela.

Of Pedersen’s trusses, Halsey adds, “That was Don’s genius move and why you can have thirteen-foot-high walls of glass.” The paint color is Burning Tomato by Dunn-Edwards.

Designed by a little-known architect in 1949, the now streamlined home honors its original bones.

The rear garden is filled with ferns, sedges, lowbush blueberry, and a poplar tree growing out of a rock face.

The rear garden is filled with ferns, sedges, lowbush blueberry, and a poplar tree growing out of a rock face. “The request for grasses and the directive for a soothing green landscape dictated that the gardens be wildish in nature,” Edmonson further explains.

On Bainbridge Island, Jim and Hannah Cutler created a cabin for reading and working. Sited just steps from the main house, it’s a welcoming retreat that the father and daughter share.

The Fish Camp acts as the couple’s forest getaway, just a quarter mile from their main house.

EFFEKT sheathed the exterior in sleek black-stained larch that extends up to the gable roof.

Situated in the former barn, the small yet fully functional kitchen offers all new appliances. The blue cabinet unit adds a bold pop of color to the room's neutral palette.

The dark, timber-clad walls and ceilings recall the building's pastoral heritage while presenting a calming oasis for guests to sleep, read, and unwind.

A lofted area awaits upstairs, complete with wide visual axes and picture windows overlooking the landscape. The deliberately placed lighting enhances the moody ambience of the space.