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The exterior was sealed through shou sugi ban, an environmentally friendly fireproofing practice common in Japanese architecture. The black exterior seems to disappear into the evergreens from one angle, and pops against the white snow from another.

Located on a windswept site, this one-bedroom retreat is built to withstand the rigors of rural life, and it can be adapted to sleep up to six guests.

The timber-clad cabins at Find Sanctuary in Big Bear, California, were devised to help urban professionals manage stress anxiety.

The getaway protrudes like a sculpture from the hillside.

The 900-square-foot prefabricated backyard ADU in Los Angeles, California, that Cover designed to bring a family closer together features bright white composite exterior siding and a deck made from thermally treated ash.

The house that stood on the lot before was the same square footage as just one townhome, but Chris was able to maximize the amount of usable outdoor space by adding backyards and a garden between his and Miranda’s unit and the street.

The house retained its same basic form in front, part of a lush West Seattle neighborhood.

"My goal was to carry on the client’s family legacy by creating a very special place that took inspiration from the landscape,” explains architect Tom Kundig.

"Radical sustainability

The kitchen cabinets were made with cabinet boxes set into framing, then a primed drywall shell covered with a textural Roman Clay finish, and sealed.

Packed with personality, this retooled shed by Best Practice Architecture might just be the cutest little ADU in Texas.

Exterior from the backyard

Greenwood Garden Home - kitchen, entry, dining

The custom retreats embrace sustainability in a grove of mature pine trees.

The organic placement of the windows echoes the knots on the trunks of the surrounding trees.