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“Sometimes you go with emotions rather than logic,” says Woodhull founder Caleb Johnson. “I just wanted to renovate the little Pizza Hut look-alike my son told me looked like a blowfish.”

Hikers and visitors to the area can reserve stays at Tungestølen from June through early October.

Floor Plan of Cabañas Foráneo by Avon Arquitectos

The home consists of three cottage-inspired forms that are connected by a more contemporary, flat-roofed central structure. “One of the main challenges was how to bring the competing aesthetics the clients desired—they sought a simple, historical vernacular architecture with a more contemporary aesthetic,” says architect Matthew Erickson.

A new outdoor deck addition, which meets the local council’s requirements for site coverage, was built in the rear garden.

Exterior patio

Outdoor Patio

Front patio with a view of the kitchen

Patio

The Free Float Pool House's cantilevered steel creates a column-free shaded area.

A clean architecture, without excesses, without details or superfluous coatings, following the precepts of minimalist design: less is more! Evidencing the purity of its volumes and straight lines.

Patio

Chairs and tables fills the patio on La Mar's waterfront (which is host to a public pier). Because of fickle San Francisco weather (and quick-to-descend fog), the deck is equipped with roll-down, canvas-and-plastic walls and ample space heaters. Photo by Eric Laignel.

The Parsonson Residence, a modern beach house in New Zealand, features slide-away doors and a large patio perfect for sunbathing and looking out toward Kapiti Island. (And because of the mild Kiwi winter, this is one outdoor space that doesn't need to be packed up for winter.)

The existing cottage lap siding was replaced with a rainscreen installation; it does double duty as both moisture control and an elegant aesthetic update.

The petiribi wood bench, the sunshades and the plants over the blue walls set up a unique atmosphere.