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In the New York loft that he shares with two friends, industrial designer Joshua Skirtich covered one wall of his 8-by-11 bedroom/ design studio with a pegboard for organizing his tools. A plywood desk runs the length of the room, accommodating Joshua’s 3D-printing equipment at one end and clothing drawers at the other.

Thanks to a robust solar panel array, the house is net-zero, with enough energy to charge the couple's electric car as well.

Loon Lake Retreat floor plan

The home has more than 850 square feet of terrace space.

The hallway looks out onto a small alcove beside the wrap-around deck.

Public and private spaces are split between two volumes, connected by a transparent hallway that lets in light and views.

Architect Sergio Araneda designed a contemporary timber-wrapped cabin on a remote site in Malalcahuello, Chile.

One of the second-level bedrooms looks down to the ground-level courtyard.

A small balcony connects one of the bedrooms on the second level to the landscape.

The kitchen is marked by a variety of textures that include dark walnut and marble.

The sunlight that pours in through the rear glass doors washes over the wood dining table and the European oak flooring, lending warmth and a feeling of spaciousness.

The small bathroom on the first level features concrete block walls and ceramic mosaic tile for the shower walls; a skylight in the shower supplies an indoor-outdoor experience.