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Firewood abounds at this historic homestead that was converted from a neglected farm in rural Germany into a sustainable and modern vacation village by an artist couple from Amsterdam. The sauna is powered by the stacked firewood outside, which keeps it at 70 degrees -- a warm, enveloping temperature that is gentler on the circulatory system.

The sauna structure includes a small deck.

Large windows and a white bedspread lend an airy atmosphere to a California bedroom in the first home Geremia designed from the group up.

Lucent Modern

Vigo Plumbing provided the matte black plumbing fixtures.

A wood-burning stove from Harvia, of Finland, heats the sauna. The pavilion’s rough-cut pine walls are treated with tar, a preservative that yields a time-worn aesthetic.

A bathroom with a corner shower.

In the open living/kitchen/dining area, the containers’ original apitong wood flooring, heavily sanded and sealed multiple times, complements the industrial austerity of the painted corrugated steel ceilings. The rug is vintage.

The drop ceiling was removed to make the kitchen feel larger, and Troy RLM kitchen lights were installed above it.

A Fisher & Paykel refrigerator.

A Bosch 800 series dual fuel range and Caesarstone Raw Concrete countertop from IKEA.

An underfloor heating system makes the floor a cozy play area for the couple’s kids, Monty and Art.

Plan B carpenters built the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves as well as the cabinetry in the kitchen at the far end of the room.

Not only is green Daniel’s favorite color, but the green in the sun room also references the greening of the copper cathedral room. “It sort of pulls the outside in, in a way,” says Fohring.

"The home noses out of the forest just a little bit, like it’s peeking out of the trees,” says architect Ray Calabro.