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Now available for less than $99,000, ANNA is a flat-pack retreat whose inner and outer shells glide along tracks.

Preproduction model with optional features shown.

Another view of the living area shows a sliding glass door that leads out to the patio. The current owners enlarged portions of the outdoor spaces as well.

The modern dwelling incorporates its woodsy-yet-urban surrounds through copious glazing.

Homeowner and general contractor Clint Unander redesigned his dated Santa Barbara ranch to be a bright, airy home that combines classic California style with Scandinavian minimalism.

The stairs leading to the lake are made from regular pavement blocks that were purchased locally. The architect also used local builders and other contractors.

Bert Frank Masina brass-and-opal glass pendant lamps hang above the bespoke terrazzo island designed and installed by Diespeker.

Surrounded by an apple orchard, an evergreen grove, and gardens originally tended by the owners’ parents, Sheffield Residence keeps family memories alive.

The house is hidden from the road and sits on a hilltop clearing that overlooks the rolling farmland of the Mississippi River bluffs in Western Wisconsin. From this vantage point, there is a 270-degree view, with dramatic sunsets over the distant hills.

The new kitchen/dining room is entirely open and provides views of the garden.

Approaching the home from above, guests encounter a green roof that feels united with the landscape beyond. The entry sequence presents purposefully framed views that hide and reveal the lake.

On a steep, forested, nearly 30-degree slope adjacent to a ski run and lodge north of Lake Tahoe, Greg Faulkner, founder of Faulkner Architects, spent multiple years working on this contemporary family cabin. The roof "tilts up to the mountains and down to the valley like a visor, while the main home mirrors the ski run to the east side of the property, so the home has a central axis that runs up through it," he says. During the winter, one can ski directly into the living room, with its inset fireplace and 17-foot-high ceilings.

The cross-axis bridge is faced with full-height glazing to overlook views of the pond.