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Floor Plan of Klein-Hangklip Shipping Container House

The kitchen features custom-lacquered cabinets with white oak handles and, in lieu of upper cabinets, a wall niche to display dishes.

“I wanted something elegant and soothing, but still with a pop of color, so I added the high-backed Boden chairs in Vance Rose with a little ottoman.” The seating is from Room & Board.

The sauna is clad in aspen—an exception to the ubiquitous pine.

Mexico City firm Vrtical designed the Pallares House and Studio for local artist Edna Pallares in the tree-lined Coyoacán area.

Built this year by Swedish firm Jordens Arkitekter, the $2.4M property is wrapped in timber from top to bottom, inside and out.

The couple love the home’s privacy and the way it interacts with the environment. They describe certain rooms as feeling like being inside a treehouse with views out to the surrounding forest canopy.

Freestanding lamps from Foscarini are joined by wooden furniture pieces crafted in Indonesian and a selection of objects collected from around the world throughout the couple’s relationship.

The smallest bedroom in the visitor wing has two bunkbeds, a closet, and a shared bathroom to the side.

According to the architects iHouse Estudio, this prefab in Punto del Este, Urugay, aims to immerse the residents in the forested surroundings. “Continuing with this idea,” they add, “the house features a flowing interior with no interior walls. Inside, blocks contain bathrooms, a kitchen, and closets, freeing the rest of the spaces to connect with the setting. The forest is framed at all times."

Floor Plan of Passive House in Monte el Pardo by Slow Studio