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Large windows line the side of the trailer, filling the living spaces with ample natural light.

"Our many ideas were floating around the mountain, and we needed someone to bring them down and turn them into reality,

To deck out their vacation-rental property, Nicolas Potts and Emma Pilkington Mead crafted a cushy, rose-hued space. In the kitchenette, a comfortable upholstered daybed sits above the breakfast nook.

In the Los Ríos region, Hebra Arquitectos perched this H-shaped house on pillars to make its interior feel like a tree house.

The home's three levels are framed by large planters containing fruit trees and other vegetation. The custom block makes up all of the home's exterior walls.

After a fire ravaged the site in rural Portugal, architect Miguel Marcelino designed this country house on its existing stone garden terraces.

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.

A mix of walnut veneer and solid walnut in the kitchen (like custom solid walnut handles) is paired with white quartzite countertop and backsplash.

A Catalan-American family’s vacation home pays homage to its 200-year history and the rugged charm of brick, cinderblocks, and OSB.

Outside, David wanted a bit more curb appeal and jumped at Nichols’s suggestion to cover part of the addition in roof tiles. “It’s supposed to be roofing tile, but I didn’t see why you couldn’t use it for a facade,” Nichols says.

Much of the existing home (opposite, bottom) dated to the 1980s, which explains postmodern flourishes like the arching entryway. Owen Nichols, of the design studio Chibbernoonie, retained that detail (opposite, top), including a plastic shield that had previously covered an outside light. The Mostafavis commissioned local artist Lisa Walsh to create a mural in the archway. The two-floor addition (above) preserves something of the axis that divided the interior. Nichols paired green glazed French-style tile (the same type can be found on the roof of the Plaza Hotel in New York City) with matte white, flat tile.