Favorites

Architects Gordon Stott and Jared Levy saw modular prefabrication as a chance to make high-quality residences more affordable—so long as the construction method was extremely efficient. In 2012, they launched Connect Homes with fifteen designs as part of its original Design Series. Since, Stott and Levy have made more affordable models as well as shelters and community buildings for unhoused people.

The remote studio/office that Robert Swatt of Swatt Miers Architects designed for a Healdsburg, California, property is marked by glass walls that provide the feeling of working in nature.

From its locally quarried stone foundation to its zinc-coated copper roof, the cottage was inspired by its surroundings. “We talked a lot with our client about what the materiality would be,” says architect Karen Stonely, who, citing the organic style of Bar Harbor architect Robert Patterson, designed the structure with wood rather than drywall.

Nauvo, one of the company's newest models, comes with a roof deck.

Casa Roca consists of a modest plan with two bedrooms and two baths.

"The common areas are made for a seamless move from one place to another,

So as not to disrupt the surroundings, PPAA designed the home where a clearing already existed. Founding Partner and Creative Director Pablo Peréz Palacios says voids are essential to his work. "How do we do more with less?

Original wooden beams stretch across the vaulted ceiling capping the main living areas.

Floor Plan of The Love Triangle by Shackup

A Nova Scotia couple learn that although triangular homes may look simple, they can be devilishly complex.

Resident Ty Milford peruses a book by the George Nelson–inspired built-ins fabricated by Big Branch Woodworking

For the kitchen, master bath, and kids’ bathroom, the designers chose three different hues of Savoy stacked mosaic tile from Portland-based manufacturer Ann Sacks. Tractor barstools by BassamFellows pull up to a PentalQuartz countertop. The gas cooktop, oven, and dishwasher are by Miele.

The living room sports a panoply of wood: Douglas fir for the ceiling, hemlock for the walls, and stained oak for the floor. The sofa is the Neo model by Bensen and the rug is vintage.

The panels were fabricated using sand quarried from the site, which was mixed with a small amount of cement and dried in layers, each showing a slightly different hue.

"Evenings can be spent beside the rock fire pit, or entertaining guests with an outdoor dinner, movie, or game night on the sheltered screened porch,

The kitchen is fitted with stainless-steel appliances, custom cabinetry, and a central island.