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The Colorado Camelot tree house in Manitou Springs, Colorado, is wrapped with Douglas fir and features a deck pierced by tree trunks.

Set on a storied site, the Colorado Camelot Tree House offers a place to rest after traipsing through the pines, wildflowers, mushrooms, and moss-covered rocks.

The exterior is clad in corrugated, galvanized metal. “We just spray it off with a water house,” says Mark.

The home features a combination of interior and exterior living spaces that afford privacy to the occupants. “There are social spaces for everyone to be together, but also spots outside the building where people can have a private coffee—and that’s so important,” says architect Line Solgaard.

Project 01, a 262-square-foot micro cabin imagined by Canada-based Instead is clad with black-stained pine that helps it to meld with the natural landscape.

The home is located in Todds Valley, a 10-minute drive from Nelson, where architect William Samuels grew up—and one of the least affordable areas in New Zealand. “The obsession with the price of housing is pervasive and can cloud our thinking when we consider the true value of a home,” he says. “In New Zealand, there is a tendency to think of housing purely as an asset, an investment, rather than a home, a place for life to happen.”

Strategically places windows and skylights maintain privacy from the main house while connecting the interior with the wooded forest and sky.

The home is elevated to allow for humidity protection and ventilation, but also in order to protect the biodiversity of the forest floor.

Based in Sacramento, CA, TAYNR specializes in prefab homes built from shipping containers.

With an off-the-grid house on a remote mountain, architect Smiljan Radić rebuilds the past.

Expansive windows connect interior living spaces the wild outdoors right outside.

Glowing like a lantern in the night, the Hara House is a welcoming space for residents and local community members.

A sliding glass door opens onto a terrace.

Zames carved out a small custom office area under the stairs that lead up to the roof.

Located about 12.5 miles outside Cortina d'Ampezzo, guests arrive via snowshoes or snowmobile.

The indoor garden wall Patrick Blanc created for his friends the Dimanches is so lush, it's almost as if someone has plopped an easy chair down in the middle of a forest.

Elina works beneath a series of skylights and LED spots from Zumtobel in her studio. <span style=

Kayak in hand, Tom and Will make a break for the beach.