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Floor plan of Koi House by Workaday Design

The T&G fine line exterior siding was stained a custom color.

Light from the backyard filters in to the primary bedroom.

Built-in cabinets and open shelving illustrate a few design strategies: Use humble materials thoughtfully, and make place for stuff.

The pilot home on Whidbey Island demonstrates the system’s potential: a 600-square-foot interior paired with nearly equal covered outdoor space, set lightly on a pin foundation that protects tree roots and cuts carbon by 77 percent. "Puzzle Prefab can be modified according to each site,

Sugarhouse reworked the living room storage and reoriented the room to better occupy the available space. An Ellison Studio sofa, recovered in Dedar Patchwork Fabric, fits the whole family for movie nights. The coffee table is from Etsy and the rug is Nordic Knots. The overhead light is a vintage Poul Henningsen via 1st Dibs.

"I really appreciate as a designer, things that make me stop and go, 'Oh, I never thought of that,'

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

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Floor Plan of Wilcox Estate by Bright Designlab

For a family of four, Ueda Design Studio restores the luminous-yet-drafty midcentury home of Alden Mason with warm materials and sensible restraint.