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The home's previous walls are memorialized by darker marks in the flooring.

House Zero by Icon and Lake Flato

The rundown barn sat on twenty-five acres of countryside in Devon.

The total cost of the build, including all appliances, plumbing fixtures, and lighting, as well as the milling of trees that were cleared, came to $514,500.

Seattle firm Wittman Estes designed this compact cabin floating above a meadow on Whidbey Island.

Note Mansawataphaiboon cooks something up.

The Portuguese firm Madeiguincho designed a trio of tiny homes for a regenerative agriculture farm in Alqueva in southeast Portugal.

As Nicolás Tovo and Teresa Sarmiento of La Base embraced modular design as part of their architectural practice, they noticed that prospective clients were wary of prefabricated construction. So the duo teamed up with Place, an Argentine prefab builder, to make a proof of concept just outside the Patagonian resort town of Bariloche.

Floor Plan of Casa T by Gabriel Montañés

The garden was designed with as sustainable approach and a water-saving ethos. Indigenous trees and shrubs were planted and gravels covers the ground.

With its shou sugi ban exterior, high-pitched roof and monochrome palette, this family home nods to Japanese design.

Practical, long-lasting finishes throughout meet Roberta’s dictum that everything should be easy to use. Stone-like Cambria quartz backsplashes and seamless countertops don’t have grout, making it easier to keep things clean.

The home is currently being rented out to recoup some building costs, and the owners are considering a permanent move after their daughter leaves for college.