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The home is accessible year-round, although snowy winters and road closures make the trip from Seattle a bit longer during the colder months.

One of the benefits of building into the hillside is that Catherine and her dog, Lydia, are able to access the home's rooftop deck.

The exterior’s concrete walls pick up on the tones of the rocks that emerge from the surrounding hillside.

The shower is tiled in muted green tiles and installed with contemporary fixtures.

“The tent-like shape resembles a mountain. When the snow falls, the triangle becomes embedded in the landscape,” Tham says.

The interior walls, ceilings, and built-ins are clad in Siberian larch from UPK Concept. Tham placed the glazed openings and doorways to maintain clear sight lines throughout the long and narrow home.

The exterior walls are from Kebony, the roof from Prefa, and the windows from Velfac

Architect Måns Tham designed an A-frame cabin in Edsåsdalen, Sweden, with ample space for Anders Smedberg and his family to host large groups for year-round outdoor adventures.

Cover Architecture and EEK Studio designed the custom vanity, which was fabricated by Hardwood Habitat. The wood door conceals the toilet room, while a pocket door separates the bathroom from the bedroom. The terrazzo floor tile is from Cle Tile.

The design team added a skylight to the shower room, which has a ribbed glass partition and wall tile from Solistone.

Mudroom cabinetry creates consistency with the rest of the house.

The cherry cabinetry throughout, including the kitchen island with the exposed corner, “echoes” the post-and-beam architecture, says Wang.

Cover Architecture and EEK Studio redesigned the fireplace so it no longer obstructs the side of the window. The surround lighting creates a warm and inviting effect, even when the fireplace is not lit.

The fireplace now has a tile-covered hearth—the tile is La Pietra Compattata Cromie Bianco—that people can sit on.

"We created the built-in ipe dining banquette with an elongated seat to run the length of the pool for added seating and to give it a more social feel,

Floor Plan of Lark House by SHED Architecture & Design

Paul’s favourite spot to stand is in the kitchen looking west through the dining room windows, “I turn my head to the right and see the ‘Mr. Miagi’ tree.” The other direction, he can see through the glass to the living room where Anna Siem’s large painting hangs.

A Samsung Frame TV blends in with other artwork collected by the homeowners.

“They gave us so much storage there are still empty cabinets,” says Kirsten.