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As Nicolás Tovo and Teresa Sarmiento of La Base embraced modular design as part of their architectural practice, they noticed that prospective clients were wary of prefabricated construction. So the duo teamed up with Place, an Argentine prefab builder, to make a proof of concept just outside the Patagonian resort town of Bariloche.

Having bought and restored several quirky properties in Washington over the years, including a five-story tree house and a 100-year-old barracks, architect Jason F. McLennan and his wife, artist Tracy McLennan, bought the camp-like retreat in 2020—even though it had no power or running water at the time and is on a secluded island with no ferry service.

Across the main room, a bench lines the wall from the dining room through the living room, providing seating or display.

This corner of the island reveals the hot-rolled steel cabinets topped with quartzite and wrapped with a walnut breakfast bar.

During: The low ceiling was removed.

During: New framing allows the interior space to reach new heights.

During: This shot shows the new interior walls for the bedrooms and the heating system laid below the concrete floor.

Lambert & Fils lights are suspended over the island.

A walnut backsplash has integrated shelves for display. The counter is limestone.

Greenway Studio designed this home addition In Victoria, British Columbia, to blend in with an existing natural rock formation.

Lake|Flato designed a weekend home on North Fork, Long Island that nods to the rustic agricultural structures dotting the region. Western red cedar siding is stained black to help the home's three structures recede into the landscape.

Floor plan of Modern House Cabin by Pepe Romero and Eugenia Diaz

Outfitted with Woolrich linens and pillows designed by Jim’s wife, Beth Wheeler, the bed is wall-mounted with a hinge from McMaster Carr, so it can be folded up when not in use.

The workstation and the cabinets are by Korben Mathis Woodworking; the desk lamp is from TaoTronics.

The bedroom is located on the mezzanine level.

Using natural materials is one way of bringing nature indoors. Oiled white ash floors and ceilings, along with Italian poplar and Lawson cypress joinery, are found throughout architect Andrew Simpson’s 538-square-foot home outside Wellington, New Zealand.

Filipe Almendary and Manuela Tossi called on Mapa Architects to create a weekend retreat on a grassy hillside near Joaquim Egídio.