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Two barn structures sit perpendicular to one another with a glass entry foyer connecting them.

The home features floor-to-ceiling windows and doors from the Marvin Ultimate collection as well as a combination of smaller casements and awnings. “It breaks up those large openings and gives them more of a human scale when you’re opening and closing the windows,” explains architect Nate Dalesio. The vintage bar stools seen here are by Alvar Aalto.

Set just outside Columbia, this woodsy getaway comes with five decks, a guesthouse, fruit trees, and room for raising livestock.

Floor plan of Forest Pavilion by Signal Architecture & Research

The back patio and fire-pit area are central entertaining spaces. When the weather is nice, homeowner Joan and Ken wheel their dining room table outside for parties and dinners with friends. The fire pit was built using a steel cut-off from a natural gas tank.

The home’s eye-catching facade features glass bricks and an A-frame roof.

A tall wall spans across the front of the house to enhance the overall sense of privacy.

When Eric and Emily first moved into the house, they found a kitchen that had undergone a partial renovation and divided into two separate sections. They opened it up and added the peninsula for more counter space topped with Silestone.

Rice is a must for the family's meals. The rice cooker comes out onto the counter when it's time to cook.

The rice cooker garage.

The Little Owl A-Frame’s matte-black exterior sets it apart from its woodsy neighbors.

Narrow columns support the structure and dock, allowing sunlight to nourish eelgrasses along the shoreline.

The large overhang limits sun exposure in warmer months and the triple glazed windows open up to passively cool the inside.

The new building has slightly less square footage and is nested within the same area as the original foundation.