Favorites

The Women Who Changed Architecture is an ambitious attempt to document the triumphs, challenges, and impact of female architects. It features essays and biographies by Jan Cigliano Hartman, Beverly Willis, and Amale Andraos, and is published by Princeton Architectural Press.

The shower features earthy cork tiles coated in a poly cover.

In the back of the trailer, a queen bed opens to storage underneath. Two floating shelves—installed in the trailer’s rounded corners with pocket screws—serve as nightstands.

The kitchen features small appliances—including a marine refrigerator, gas burner, and oven.

The bedroom nook features a hand-loomed tapestry by Jessica Sanchez, owner of Rusted Earth, which produces sustainable, handcrafted home decor "from the soil up".

The staircase was repositioned to create a skylight that floods the central spaces with soft light.

The interior ground floor walls are painted with plaster to provide a subtle texture.

The home is geared toward indoor/outdoor living with a large, shaded deck and sliding glass doors.

An efficient wood-burning stove helps provide off-the-grid heating, while the dwelling is cooled by opening itself to the breeze.

The mezzanine daybed is set in a windowed nook within shelves recycled from a Lundia system. Peta Tearle designed the color scheme and chose the black Melteca kitchen cupboards, which echo the exterior.

In keeping with the spirit of the house, the furniture is humble—most is vintage, like the Anglepoise lamp that sits on a stool near a colorful kilim

The residents wanted their house to sit within the bush, not above it. Two decks made of local purpleheart enhance the feeling of sitting among the trees, while the structure’s Dimondek 300 steel cladding provides a backdrop that makes the foliage stand out. The couple landscaped the site themselves, keeping as many native plants as possible while adding a few bromeliads, cycads, and fruit trees near the decks.

The walls meet the ceiling at unexpected angles, making the volumes appear larger than they are.

“When you’re lying in bed at night, you can’t tell where the wall ends and the ceiling starts,” Mark says. “The corners disappear.”

The luxe prefabricated hotel offers an almost off-grid experience and is fitted with a curated collection of Vipp products.

The sleeping area features skylights that allow for stargazing at night.

A Vipp kitchen and fireplace offer an upscale dining experience, even in the wilderness.

For 2015, Vipp, the Danish industrial design company known for its iconic trash cans and all-black kitchens, introduces a 592-square-foot prefab unit called Shelter.