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Ash and Soapstone Kitchen

In an industrial neighborhood in Brooklyn, a verdant green roof of native grasses, wildflowers, and fruits creates an oasis.

A section of the facade—a cross between a shoji screen and a barn door—slides open. Planter boxes contain edible varieties that fuel Mary’s culinary explorations.

Walls of glass blur the boundary between indoors and out in this bathroom. The floors are Jerusalem Bone limestone.

An oak beam spans the room, and a custom fireplace was created by Noor El-Mohandes.

The double-height wall of windows in the living room looks out on the property and was a big draw on their first walk-through.

The Shudio and patio with privacy trellis.

The yoga room floors are Terramai wood flooring, and ceiling draping fabric from Holland an Sherry.

The radio station feels almost like a contemporary cabin.

Helsinki architect Ville Hara and designer Linda Bergroth collaborated on a prefab shed-meets-sleeping cabin, which can be assembled with little else than a screwdriver. Bergroth, inspired by nomadic yurt dwellers, wanted an indoor/outdoor experience for her property in Finland.

This dreamy, glass bedroom by the lake was created as an early prototype for the prefabricated greenhouse/she kits known as the Kekkilä Green Sheds.

A small, dilapidated 10' x 12' neighboring structure was brought back to life and is now used as an art studio and guest cottage with a Murphy bed. In total, the property can sleep 10 people comfortably.

A former playhouse is now a guesthouse with a bathroom.

Untreated fir lines the interior of the sauna, which faces a stunning view of the island landscape.