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“The cube is the most efficient volume you can make,” says Brooks. That’s part of the reason they explored the boxy design, setting the house on the crest of a hill in upstate New York.

A house in Sydney combats climate change with its own ecosystem.

This Sydney home was designed to be an emblem for climate-conscious design. Aspiring to create a self-sustaining mini ecosystem, the architect-owner embraced clean and renewable energy with a facade of photovoltaic panels, a garden rooftop, and myriad green details.

Nutrient-rich water from the pond is then used to irrigate a rooftop fruit and vegetable garden.

Despite its small footprint, the flexible, multi-purpose space includes bike storage and a niche for storing weights.

Snow melt accumulated during the winter months drains off the roof to one side of the home with the help of an integrated scupper.

The metal awning provides pleasant shade over the front porch on warm summer days.

Stanaćev and Granados not only thought about views from the cabin, they also considered views of the cabin. With that in mind, they designed a green roof planted with creeping redflush that harmonizes with surrounding cypress forest. When the client and his wife are in the main house, a few feet behind the new structure, all they see is greenery.

The same granite used to make the dining table also forms the bathroom sink. The walls are covered in plywood, and the floors are pine planks. The band of glass at the top wraps around the cabin.