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The renovation included an additional bathroom, to round out the total to two.

Natural light was also a used as a continuous theme throughout the home, as seen in one of its three bedrooms.

"The client had sourced some period-appropriate inspirational images and asked us to run with it,

The living room features a Malibu sofa from Kasala, and it sits above a Moroccan wool carpet the owner inherited.

The entryway features a family heirloom in the form of an antique dresser, which sits beneath a West Elm chandelier.

Cast Architecture started a renovation on this property at the start of 2020, and finished a year later.

Kyu Sung and Jung-Ja take in the view from the rear deck. Behind them is the house Kyu Sung designed for the couple and their children in 1989.

Another view of the bedroom opens into the adjoining bathroom.

Of the home’s rustic feel, Ben (here with the family dog, Hawkeye) says, “I grew up in Maine, and I wanted the cabin to feel like a camp.”

The door opens directly into the main living space, where a Room & Board sofa joins a chair and ottoman from West Elm. The wood-burning stove is from Morsø.

Of the windows, which were designed to withstand gusts of more than 100 miles per hour, Cutler says, “The big sheets of glass create a phenomenal connection to place.” Ben adds, “Every window has a different view, and each one feels like it’s the view.”

The home consists of three cottage-inspired forms that are connected by a more contemporary, flat-roofed central structure. “One of the main challenges was how to bring the competing aesthetics the clients desired—they sought a simple, historical vernacular architecture with a more contemporary aesthetic,” says architect Matthew Erickson.

The exterior is clad in scorched pine, letting the cabane blend into the surrounding landscape.

House in Chilean Forest by Lucas Maino bedroom

House in Chilean Forest by Lucas Maino patio and into the main living space