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Solar panels clip on easily to the steel roof, and rainwater runs off smoothly into collecting barrels. The reflectivity of the material also helps bounce the heat off.

The tiny house is perched at the edge of a large pond on the property.

The Jupe's ceilings are 11-feet tall, and its shape was made to resemble a spaceship.

The two interlocking volumes with shed roofs create an unexpected form.

The home’s large open deck “encourages people to meet in the middle,” says architect David Morris of the connective design feature. Radiating outward, the deck allows a multitude of destinations—the main house, guest house, coastline and tidal pools, dock, meadows, and forest.

Among Adam and Tereza asked for a loft they could sleep in. The original hut had one, but it was small and unusable.

The screen was a cheaper option than glass, and diffuses the light to the interiors.

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

U.K. design firm Koto was founded by Johnathon and Zoe Little and Theo Dales in 2017 to provide nature-inspired spaces that enhance an overall sense of well-being. Their prefab residences, turnkey cabins, and now, a sauna designed in collaboration with Out of the Valley (which has one of its own), aim to better connect people to their natural environments with sleek, minimalist interiors that keep an emphasis on the outdoors.

The cube-shaped structure, designed by architects Jean-Baptiste Barache and Sihem Lamine of Paris firm Arba, is clad in timber finished with pine tar.