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A massive concrete hearth, placed just off center, anchors the living room. The Douglas fir floors have been painted a creamy white.

A small airspace separates the building's aluminum skin from the wall underneath. The aluminum acts like a heat sink during the day: it absorbs heat but remains thermally separated (by the narrow gap) from the Element House walls.

The new bathroom occupies what used to be an outdoor deck just off the master bedroom on the second floor.

Living Vehicle's T27 Life model starts at $150,000, and the company is launching more affordable units this summer.

Lake Front

Neutral accents offset bright yellow details in this room.

The Bracy House

Exterior

It was this view that made us buy the house !!

Entry

Faust, the hotel's restaurant, hearkens back to 19th-century Bavarian beer hall. The bar, stools, and furniture in the space are by Jessica Carnevale, a RISD-trained designer who's based in Brooklyn. "We sought to create [a hotel] that felt for the place and of the place, so guests could be locals and locals could be guests for an evening," Heckman says. "Nothing is more democratic than a beer hall, so Faust was created with that common spirit in mind."