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The cedar-lined sauna seats up to four people.

The cedar-lined sauna seats up to four people.

Ample offers two options: a sauna pod, and a combined sauna/bath pod that includes a deck with two soaking tubs.

The brass backsplash was a risky experiment carried off by Natalie, who started with unlacquered 4x8 foot sheets, then gave them patina by covering them in vinegar, ketchup, and salt, and leaving them out in the sun. The resulting pattern was aligned as carefully as possible, and the surface sealed. “We just had to essentially cut the topography into a way that felt really great,” says Natalie.

A curving skylight illuminates the minimalist kitchen of a dwelling in Bondi Beach, Australia, that was renovated by Andrew Burges Architects.

In the kitchen, honed Welsh slate tops pale English Sycamore cabinetry.

The entryway has enough storage for the family of four, with spots for guests.

The main home's living room opens to an extended patio, making it feel like the backyard and ADU are included in one large space.

In Chile's Chiloé Archipelago, architect Guillermo Acuña developed a 12-acre island for his friends and family to unwind, first with a boathouse, later with pathway-connected cabins at the water's edge. Design details include glazed walls, eco-friendly pine, and a bright red palette that calls to mind the intensely colored chilco flowers that bloom here come spring and summer.

Most of the artwork that adorns the walls is also by Mike and Jewlsy. The framed palm fronds above the credenza, for example, are inscribed with the original deeds to Jewlsy's family home in Kerala, India, and are approximately 300 years old.

becomes this wood cocoon with ambient light coming through the clear wall panel. You don’t need to even turn on a light.”

Having bought and restored several quirky properties in Washington over the years, including a five-story tree house and a 100-year-old barracks, architect Jason F. McLennan and his wife, artist Tracy McLennan, bought the camp-like retreat in 2020—even though it had no power or running water at the time and is on a secluded island with no ferry service.

The multicolored cushions were designed by Acuña and fabricated by Viviana Cortes.

The roof is clad in natural cedar with a copper trim.

The cabin is constructed predominantly with plywood that Christie finished with a custom whitewash of 4:1 water to white paint, with a dash of green. "I wanted it pale,