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Architect Gabriele Mary Ann Schicketanz designed a modular compound in Carmel-by-the-Sea to house her son’s family and her own, offering a cost-effective alternative to the area’s $2–3 million homes. Placed on a nearly five-acre lot beneath old oaks, the project includes a three-bedroom main house, a freestanding ADU, and a site-built garage, all oriented for views and privacy.

Floor plan of Nottingham by Zoé Stone Design

Working with salvaged and donated materials (and without ferry service), the Stinn Family assembled this dreamy getaway piece by piece.

The tiny, open sleeping shelters abut a stand of woods. Their open fronts frame views of the Wanderwood farm.

The concrete foundation was poured on top of a rock outcropping, so that the house would feel like part of the natural features of the site.

The $85K off-grid tiny home on wheels Gonçalo Marrote designed in Mafra, Portugal, looks to views of rolling hills and wide-open sky.

Exterior view of the drive through to the interior courtyard, wild flowers beyond

The built-in desk area features Concrete Collaborative's Dazzling Blue tiles running the length of the window, creating a vibrant backdrop that anchors the room's color palette.

Will was heavily involved with the design of his room, which features a bench and Dwell x Concrete Collaborative tiles.

Will's hands-on approach to construction, learning carpentry from his father and grandfather, adds personal meaning to every built element in the space.

“We pulled apart one volume and staggered it along the buildable area of the property,” says architect Matthew Ahlberg of Portland firm Barrett Made. The home is clad in unfinished cedar, meant to weather over time.

Lake Flato Architects extended the brick around the fireplace across the entire wall, then added a steel beam to be able to remove the columns and lift the ceiling height. Office of Tangible Space added a Sofa by De Sede, Rug by Beni Rugs, and chair by Shiro Kuramata for Cassina.

To avoid excavating the land, Pang and Boyle designed a structural platform to keep the cabin level.

Inspired by a vintage Swedish design book, Ann gave the fireplace an asymmetrical shape and plaster finish, and the interior was rebuilt. The wood coffee table is by Muhly, and the metal one a vintage piece that Ann found later on, purchasing because she got a kick out of the similarities between them. "It made me laugh,