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All of the furniture was also designed by Madeiguincho.

“I’m in love with the round window, the transparency of the ceiling, and the smell of wood and paint that’s always present," she says. "The space inspires me every day.”

A north-facing skylight illuminates a counter for metalworking, while, along the western wall, a built-in birch plywood bench provides a place for Amélia to rest.

The translucent timber-frame eastern facade lets in diffuse light perfect for painting.

Visual artist Amélia Marta enlisted Portuguese architecture firm Madeiguincho to design a space where she could stargaze, make art, or just sit and think. To create the multipurpose but still economical interior, the designers got inventive with windows and wood.

Visual artist Amélia Marta enlisted Portuguese architecture firm Madeiguincho to design a space where she could stargaze, make art, or just sit and think. To create the multipurpose but still economical interior, the designers got inventive with windows and wood.

The modular building was designed with ease of future relocation and reuse in mind.

The structure minimized its impact on the land, especially in comparison with traditional construction methods, by leveraging the Mega Anchor footing system for the building’s foundation.

The facilities are designed to function off-grid with features like solar power operations and micro-flush toilets.

A birds view of the house

On the ground level, geothermal heating for the concrete radiant floor is supplemented by warmth from a Hoxter fireplace.

A closer look at the renovated kitchen, which features a large picture window and a beloved chandelier that once hung in the couple's first Berlin apartment.

Elena Stein in the kitchen of the weekend cottage she shares with her husband, Roland, their three teenage children, and the family dachshund, Lucy, in the quiet hamlet of Seeland, three hours north of Berlin.

Hoff says she and Cobb saved about 40 to 50 percent of the house’s existing elements—notably the original brick facade, which now contrasts with new solar roof tiles from Solteq.

In the kitchen, a sliding glass door provides direct access to a large adjacent terrace.

According to Studio Heima—the Danish-Icelandic firm behind the project—thoughts of volcanoes with ash and lava "lying like a blanket in the landscape

Painted aluminum roofs mirror colors from the sky and sea, while vertical cedar slats create a subtle corduroy texture.

The primary bath combines Duravit fixtures with a Hydro Systems tub and Terra Maestricht tile by Mosa.

The bar stools in the kitchen are from Mattiazzi.