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Custom built-ins, and cabinet-grade cedar from sustainably farmed forests comprise the interiors.

A tiny outbuilding offers a cozy living space inside a simple shell.

What do you get when a furnishings juggernaut teams up with a leading manufacturer of gaming gear? You get an ergonomic chair that literally has your back at work and at play. It features customized spinal support (with design input from 30 physicians and PhDs) and cooling foam to dissipate heat. Game on.

California-based Nomad is known for its handsome and fast-working line of wireless chargers, and the Base Station Stand is no exception. Accented with leather, it offers a soft spot for a mobile device to sit back on while dual 10-watt coils provide a quick refuel.

The family that works together stays together: Hachigian and Day at his-and-hers workstations in the shared lower-level study.

Floor plan of Dutchess County Painter’s Studio by GRT Architects

The black-stained gable cantilevers over the entryway and aligns flush with the landscape wall, creating a horizontal gap that intersects with the vertical space between both walls.

The Tind’s windows are few, but oversized, and allocated to the most important walls. The firm explains that every opening, window, and door is set flush with the interior and the “thicknesses of the joists are disguised by bevelling the niche,” which allows for a rhythmic effect on the facade. Claesson Koivisto Rune intended the interiors to be both spacious and efficient. Images courtesy Claesson Koivisto Rune.

Phillips designed Judith a stark white, glass-fronted art studio.

Minim Homes are wrapped in beautiful shiplapped cyprus that will gently age to grey. And a 960-watt solar array on the roof can be battery powered, allowing the home to be completely off-grid if desired.

With little to no permitting required because of its small size, Sett Studio units can be used for an extra bedroom, a yoga studio, a hydroponics growing area or an office space, like this 96-square-foot one shown here.

"All our products are conceived for a 'zero impact dwelling,'" says Torino, Italy-based Leap Company. "[The mountains] make the best setting to test our products and to find winning solutions to build and live in every place."

A Simple Plan A Marmol Radziner–designed prefab house, trucked onto a remote Northern California site, takes the pain out of the construction process.