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On a nearly five-acre parcel near Carmel, California, architect Gabriele Mary Ann Schicketanz used modular units from Method Homes to create a custom residential property for herself and her son’s family.

Al Stone made these wood coffee tables. Father and daughter made and stained the wood screens.

The repetition as seen here, on either side of the hardscaped path, packs a visual punch, without being too complicated.

Some examples of “Dutch Wave” planting in Piet Oudolf’s garden in Hummelo (2018) and in the Vlinderhof (butterfly garden) in Máximapark in Utrecht.

The siding—made from Yellow Alaskan Cedar boards and finished with a shou sugi ban treatment—is highly rot, insect, and fire resistant.

Everything brought to the island must be transported by boat or barge, so furniture is minimal. Carsten purchased the 1960 Rais wood stove more than a decade ago with the intention of using it in a cabin one day.

The cabin's roof is made from the strongest gauge corrugated metal that Carsten could find. "Trees fall over in large windstorms,

Floor Plan of Lagom Cabin by Carsten Stinn

Our Studio, space for design, art , and creative projects

Working greenhouse and family room, view from the kitchen and looking to the kitchen garden beyond

Dining, view south over looking the boulders below

Living Room, looking south to the dining area and kitchen

Entry, with views to the interior courtyard and drive through

Exterior view of the drive through to the interior courtyard, wild flowers beyond