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Designed in 1958, this L-shaped midcentury pairs red masonry with weathered wood and floor-to-ceiling glazing.

Blue Sky Building Systems worked with CB Architecture to create a modern home for a family of four in Orinda, California.

Dubbed Small But Fine, a student-built 280-square-foot cabin in Finland connects with the outdoors and features a minimal footprint. Not pictured is a detached outhouse with a composting toilet.

The historic brick home sits on a lush green lawn, peppered with soaring trees and low-maintenance landscaping. Glazed walls allow the backyard to be seen from the main entry.

140 Heather Lane in Princeton, New Jersey, is currently listed for $1,195,000 by Linda Twining of Callaway Henderson Sotheby's International Realty.

Listed for $3M, the 1963 residence is perched amidst the canopy of a wooded Dallas hillside.

Located off paved roads, across a river, and up a mountain, Pablo Pérez Palacios’s cabin in the Mexican wilderness has a rooftop terrace designed for entertaining.

Tasked with renovating a 1950s ranch in Northern California, Ogawa Fisher Architects revived an existing Japanese garden at the center of the home as a central organizing element. Low-slung, wide decks (inspired by the Japanese “engawa,” or elevated walkway) and deep roof soffits expand the living spaces, frame views, and blur the boundaries between inside and outside. The garden is the second of three courtyards that orients the various wings of the home from front to back, creating a vast sense of openness while also maintaining privacy from other areas of the house and the street.

The slats on the window offer solar protection and privacy. “Before the slats were installed, it really felt like you were just living on the street,” says Vanbesien.

After staying in a tree house listed on Airbnb, Remo Kommnick and Emi Moore wanted their own getaway in the woods. "It was amazing being up in the trees,

The Alerce shingles change color when it rains, moving from red to grey. “It’s alive,” says Marambio.

In the living area, existing built-in seating is complemented by Mies van der Rohe lounge chairs and custom coffee tables by Michael James Moran.

247 Amalfi Drive in Los Angeles, California, is currently available for $10,500,000 by Frank Langen of DPP Real Estate.