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The sinuous interior is lined with CNC-cut wooden panels that define stepped sauna seating and porthole windows.

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Thick wood slats and thinner metal slats create a collaged guardrail system.

A swing hangs from one of the home’s original beams. “It was a gift from friends in New York,” says Onur. “The girls spend hours on it.”

The shed turned recording studio is 10 feet by 12 feet.

Hershenow and Davidson soundproofed an off-the-rack Tuff Shed to use as Hershenow’s recording studio in the backyard.

Brooklyn-based architecture firm Estudio Esmero worked within the foundation and steel structure of an existing carriage house in upstate New York for this new build, which features concrete floors with bright gold kintsugi details.

The goal was to turn the space into a guest suite that “feels like an out of body experience; a Willy Wonka vacation hideaway,” says the designer, who now lives in the ADU

MoreDesign took this 19th-century structure down to the studs and rebuilt it with reclaimed stone, lime mortar, and locally made fixtures.

Dellekamp + Schleich built this C-shaped weekend getaway in Valle de Bravo with a central courtyard that prioritizes play.

The earth bags used to construct the dome are plastered with an earth and straw plaster and painted with a homemade Swedish paint.

“The curved shower is something I’d seen in Australia while camping—there were these cylinders outfitted with showers, all outdoors,” says Facundo. “Slowly I’m becoming friendlier with curves—I never used to do curves.”

The structure was moved to a 37-acre site in Gilboa, New York, and revamped with five bedrooms, a library, and a lofty living room.