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Sitting lightly above the eelgrass, this tiny dwelling serves as a port of entry for a family getaway on the Salish Sea.

Constructed out of structural insulated panels (SIPS), the Element House is a modular building that was designed to operate independently of public utilities by instead employing passive systems and on-site energy generation. The house functions as a guesthouse and visitor center for Star Axis, a nearby land art project by the artist Charles Ross in New Mexico.

With the nearby coastal cliffs reflected in their sharp rooflines, a vacation home and guesthouse play on the gabled structures of Canada’s Magdalen Islands. Residents Vincent Morel and Jan-Nicolas Vanderveken adapted a local custom by installing recessed entrances to keep strong winds at bay.

The Bionic Fire wood-burning stove by Rais can be pivoted outward to warm the deck.

The builders restored the cast-iron Franklin Stove in the living room, where built-in benches provide additional seating for reading and relaxing by the fire.

The Nook exterior features shiplap cypress siding, a reclaimed oak deck, and an entranceway of oak blackened in the traditional Japanese method.

The flooring includes much of the original oak wood, with few replacements that blend in well and glass corners create a seamless connection between the wooded landscape and interior living spaces.

Large sliding-glass doors open the tiny home to the wooded landscape.

This Mod_Tiny prefab was customized to include an overhang, which expands the unit’s gathering spaces to the outdoors.

A gullwing door opens to The Sturgis's "obsession space"—a room that can be configured to house whatever the owner can't live without, whether that's a wine collection, mountain bike or motorcycle.

Though this 2,808-square-foot home in Lewes, East Sussex, England, used to be an old workshop, Sandy Rendel Architects transformed it into a beautiful home with a building shell that was made of SIPS (structured insulated panels), and prefabricated offsite.

The cabins, which are available to rent on AirBnB, are outfitted with all the basic essentials needed for a private getaway.

At night, the home glows in the middle of the Norwegian wilderness.

Completed in 2018 on a 2.6-acre site in the San Juan Islands, the two-bedroom modular home was installed in a day.

The couple snagged their Womb chair, a floor model, on sale.

The dining table overlooks the light well at the center of the shelter.