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Although plywood was a cheap and practical choice, it gives the cabin a warm and inviting feel.

When Rob and Mary Lubera started pulling threads to uncover the origins of their new home—the lone midcentury house amid rows of Tudor Revivals in suburban Detroit—not even architecture scholars could have anticipated what they would find. Theirs is the last surviving residence by Alexander Girard (1907–1993), a modernist visionary who made his name in textiles but tried his hand at virtually everything, architecture included. The shoji-like laminate screens, seen in the entryway, are characteristic of his Japanese-influenced work.

Christine Stucker and James Veal, founders of Stewart-Schafer, snapped up this architect-designed house on 18 acres in Connecticut as soon as they found it in 2019.

The bathroom that survived the fire is one that interior designer Dawn Kirker helped renovate nearly a decade before. The floating walnut vanity brings warmth to the otherwise white-toned room.

Nestled in a forested spot in Oakland Hills, this house—victim to a tragic fire in 2017—was rebuilt as a bright, serene retreat. At first, the homeowner wasn't sure if she wanted to keep the ruined house or sell, but ultimately her love for the property won out and she stayed.

Chandigarh Chairs by Pierre Jeanneret furnish the living space beyond the double-height entrance doors.

Custom kitchen cabinetry with a stone countertop is made of the same ash wood sustainably harvested in Canada.

Taliesyn composed the Cabin House as a unified cuboid volume containing a hybrid living area.

Custom tables by Taliesyn and classic Chandigarh dining chairs designed by Pierre Jeanneret match the ash wood window and door trim.

“Everything is in the core,” Farley says. “It’s an efficient way to organize space and functions.

Remo Kommnick and Emi Moore wanted a minimalist home that could blend with its site in rural Virginia. “We had to keep things really simple,” says architect Patrick Farley. The cabin is clad in stained western red cedar, and its form is inspired by shelters on the nearby Appalachian Trail.

After staying in a tree house listed on Airbnb, Remo Kommnick and Emi Moore wanted their own getaway in the woods. "It was amazing being up in the trees,

Fabrikate upholstered the headboard in kvdrat suede, once again choosing green as the dominant shade. Blackbutt veneer was also used for the nightstands.

"My wish for the bathroom was for it to feel like walking along a creek through the Tasmanian wilderness,

This area between the living area and private bedroom acts as a study and storage station.