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In the primary bathroom, the neutral palette and subtle tile are a play on the surrounding landscape. The clients' acreage provides them with extreme privacy, hence the views from the shower.

A barn-style door in the carport slides open to reveal the potting room foyer.

A workshop and storage space with corrugated metal siding sits at the northeast end of the house, adjacent to the carport. Deep roof overhangs provide shade during the hottest months.

The house floats out over the hillside, minimizing its impact on the landscape, while taking advantage of surrounding views. The design, which places the primary living spaces on the upper floor, leaves flexibility to add an additional bedroom underneath in the future.

The wood-fired hot tub from Goodland is another place for guests to relax.

An outdoor shower is always a treat, and this one is no exception.

In the master bedroom, the top of the platform bed is hinged on one side and lifts like the cover of a book. New York, New York Dwell Magazine : November / December 2017

The single-valve fixture delivers water at the temperature we set it to on the tankless heater. The backstop, which has a sealant, will silver with time, and the copper will patina, too. The shower will feel more and more private as the hedges continue to grow in.

After reading about landscape designer Ryan McWhirter’s firm in a local paper, architect Karin Scott reached out about working on a San Antonio, Texas, lot where she and her husband were building their new home.

The cabin contains a sleeping area that can be closed off via curtains, which are made from Japanese Shashiko cloth from Handa Textiles.

Molly and Jeff wanted their guests to have creature comforts, so early on they built an outdoor shower that’s illuminated by string lights at night.

Volcanic cobblestones, exposed copper pipes, and a slatted timber ceiling provide a textured and moody feeling for the bathroom, where multiple windows help to give the feeling of showering outdoors.

One of the benefits of building into the hillside is that Catherine and her dog, Lydia, are able to access the home's rooftop deck.

Project 01, a 262-square-foot micro cabin imagined by Canada-based Instead is clad with black-stained pine that helps it to meld with the natural landscape.

"It's not close to highways,