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Cabin in La Juanita section

A small deck perches off of the dining area. Greg, an admirer of midcentury Brazilian design, acquired the tea trolley by Polish-Brazilian architect Jorge Zalszupin from the gallery Espasso.

“When we first set out on this crazy adventure, we always pictured parking Woody in a place like this,” Brian says. “We honestly couldn’t have imagined it would be this spectacular.”

A 55-inch Samsung Smart TV, a gift, is one of few indulgences.

The teak dining table is by IB Koford-Larsen for G-Plan and the chairs are by Victor Bramwell Wilkins for G-Plan.

“An angled entry clad in white brick addresses the angle of the street and provides a place to pause before entering into the home,” says the firm.

In addition to seven bedrooms and an open-concept kitchen, the home also features an indoor sports court.

The 1873 Schoolhouse floor plan

The sloped roof of Carlton’s art studio grows a colorful mix of sedum species.

Hoffman enjoys the deck she built on the house's front facade.

Objects in the primary bedroom include an ash sculpture by Tom and a 19th-century Shaker carpet beater. The Berenice lamp is from Luceplan.

Builders, developers, designers, and architects have developed a range of homes that are composed of prefabricated, modular, or kit-of-parts pieces that can allow for lower costs, faster and easier on-site construction, and even higher quality spaces. Here, we delve into the differences—and similarities—among these manufactured residences.

“We wanted to build on the idea of a borrowed view. Because of the layered foliage, everything feels like it’s on our property, but it’s not,” Mark says.

The upstairs hallway with views into the new family room and a custom runner by Armadillo & Co.

Light penetrates the concrete bathroom via a skylight.

Designers Russell Pinch and Oona Bannon kept many of the architectural details of the 300-year-old cow barn they turned into a second home, including its terra-cotta roof tiles. The primary structural change took place on the front facade, which they tore down and rebuilt, opening space for a traditional oeil-de-boeuf window. The door on the left opens to a workshop. In addition to designing furniture, the couple also create interiors for select clients.

In Sunnyvale, California, architect Ryan Leidner cracked open a 1962 Eichler with a crisp remodel flush with foliage. He replaced the home’s vertical plywood facade with one-inch strips of American red cedar set at two depths. The rhythmic slats conceal a garage door that swings open on a hidden hinge. At the entryway, two massive panes of frosted glass shimmer with light and shadow from the atrium inside. Homeowners Isabelle Olsson and Matthaeus Krenn stand out front.

Richens transformed an empty delivery van into a cozy, 91-square-foot mobile hideaway.