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Wisconsin-based ESCAPE, designed the ONE as a transportable tiny home with 276 square feet of adaptable space. The exterior features shou sugi ban siding, and the interior is wrapped in pine. The unit can sleep up to four people, and the pricing begins at just under $50,000.

Escape eONE RV Tiny Home - 408 Sq ft - 26' long x 8'6" wide x 13'6" high - wood clad

Thompson, a founding principal of Assembledge+, had recently participated in a Los Angeles Magazine project to imagine solutions for those who lack housing in the city. Their notion was for public agencies to subsidize building ADUs in backyards along alleyways, dovetailing with existing alley revitalization initiatives

Living and kitchen space

The Elsewhere Cabin's floor plan.

The use of the stone as a foundation allowed the budget to be reduced as it minimized the amount of work and materials.

Modern Perennial Plants

Plants Up Against Painted Walls

In this garden by Flora Grubb, contemporary containers and minimal furniture help to create an eclectic, modern environment.

Cloaked in local flora on two side with a grassy roof garden on top, this galvanized box serve as a home studio for jewellery designer in Vancouver.

An ipe deck slopes sharply skyward behind Amy Persin’s house in Menlo Park, California, creating a secluded backyard getaway that feels like an outdoor extension of her living room. A single step on either side leads to patches of gravel, which her children have claimed as areas for unstructured play.

The landscape design, by Anna Boeschenstein of Grounded, followed a 2,200-square-foot extension by Formwork architects Robert and Cecilia H. Nichols. The front door is painted in Chinese Red by Sherwin-Williams.

Usha and Mike Kreaden had a virtually blank slate when it came to the garden outside the 1958 Joseph Eichler house that they bought in Silicon Valley two decades ago.

The team painted the exterior brick after patching it in places, like the section left by the removal of the door. “We could find the exact texture of brick, that classic Roman running bond, but we could not find it in the right color,” says architect Kailin Gregga. Painting the entire exterior unifies the façade. Rich Brilliant Willing “Hoist” sconces in Black was also added.

Master Bedroom Suite Addition and New Deck