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The bedroom receives morning light from a large window and a ventilation panel that opens to the garden.

This 1,200-square-foot cabin was designed as a forest retreat for a family of writers and producers.

Scalar Architecture placed the cabin on conrete piers to minimize its ecological impact on the surrounding landscape.

Scalar Architecture included a covered deck with tall ceilings and large apertures that enhance the floating sensation.

A glimpse of Heva's interior and deck.

Heva was designed by A6A and manufactured by My Little Loft. A spacious deck and large glass doors allow for seamless indoor/outdoor living.

The green-roofed studio was reinforced to support the weight of wet soils.

River-rock ballast was installed around the perimeter of the green roof.

The yoga studio can also be converted into guesthouse.

The accessible green roof on the yoga studio provides additional landscape for gardening.

Mill Valley Cabins

Designed by Stockholm firm Waldemarson Berglund Arkitekter, this prefab artist studio called Ateljé 25 is shaped like a Monopoly house, serves as an artist’s studio and has simple plywood interiors and massive skylights.

Interior of Midden Studio in Scotland.

Marco V. Morelli says his Studio Shed is the perfect refuge. “It’s changed my life for the better,” he says. “I’ve gotten so much more work done, and I think my marital relations are much better because I have a place of my own.”

The top priorities for Chalet M—a small, plywood cabin in the suburban area of São Lourenço da Serra in São Paulo, Brazil—were to ensure the lightest possible footprint on its forest site, and to maximize the experience of being one with nature for its owners.

An Indusparquet wood deck extends into the forest.

The sections of flat roof were economical to build, which allowed the use of high-quality wood shingles on the pitched roofs. Stone piers support the south-side trellis, emphasizing the home’s rustic inspiration.