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The new, attached ADU is rented out as a passive source of income that is helping Amanda finance the project.

With its large covered porch and glazed walls, the Beaver Creek Cabin frames the forest like a picture.

The well-equipped kitchen sits adjacent to the main living room.

Floor Plan of Cabañas Foráneo by Avon Arquitectos

“We pulled apart one volume and staggered it along the buildable area of the property,” says architect Matthew Ahlberg of Portland firm Barrett Made. The home is clad in unfinished cedar, meant to weather over time.

This house has an exterior of black panels and clear-grain cedar tongue-and-groove siding, and a rooftop deck that lets its owners enjoy the outdoors.

The experience of the farm includes to the permaculture vegetable garden, fresh farm eggs, interactions with the goats and horses, and hiking through a landscape populated by giraffes, zebras, antelopes, and warthogs.

The entire home is wrapped in pine tongue-and-groove, which matches the original finish on the ceiling.

Designed by Manta North, this 516-square-foot residence is situated on an organic farm near the intersection of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

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The compact house is sheathed in cypress, glass, and copper and features an expandable roof.

Bowick says the shingles were at first a golden honey hue. “As it patinated, they became this beautiful silver-gray. It’s similar to the decks and railings, which are hemlock. They also have a nice patina,” he says.

In Australia, a manufacturer and an architecture firm create an off-grid home that can be broken down and shipped across the world.