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When this minimalist, L-shaped modern structure was first erected on the Massachusetts coastline, neighbors said it "looked like the ladies’ wing at Alcatraz," according to the original resident, John Hagerty. Decades later, guests are still stopping by to explore this inspired Walter Gropius/Marcel Breuer collaboration.

<span style="font-family: Theinhardt, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;">"The house is bermed into a steep hillside,

Behind humble plywood, wool keeps the house insulated.

The interior of each shipping container is clad almost entirely in birch ply, which imbues the interiors with a light, natural feeling that complements the surrounding landscape.

Before: In 2022, Jhanvi Mehta Shah and Rakshit Shah bought this dilapidated, decades-old farmer’s house in Surat in order to convert it into the headquarters for their architecture office, which is called D’WELL. “This is a very humble architecture that is [common] with the farmers where it is self-built,” says Jhanvi.

In the living room, a wooden sculpture by local artist Dan John Anderson sits in front of a Mags sectional from Hay.

&amp;Tradition's Verner Panton's "Flowerpot

Modern Tiny Living has a lineup of four pre-designed tiny homes. Pictured here, the Catalina is the builder's 238-square-foot luxury model.

Greg Knapp and Robyn Traynor worked with architect Peter Braithwaite to design a nature retreat for their family on a slice of Canadian wilderness. It has two shed-roofed structures joined by a boardwalk elevated above a preexisting walking path on the couple’s land.

All tiny homes are considered "turnkey,

Almo Troup repurposed nearly all of the materials from a tumbledown shack to create a dreamy, minimalist workspace in his backyard.

The old roofing became the new cladding. “Besides a few holes, it was still in good condition,” says Troup.

Celebrity couple Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger reportedly bought the Ellwood-designed midcentury residence for $12.5 million in an off-market sale, then demolished the home with plans to build a modern farmhouse-style mansion in its place.

One of the benefits of building into the hillside is that Catherine and her dog, Lydia, are able to access the home's rooftop deck.

Fabprefab offers three different cladding options: (from left to right): engineered hardwood, zinc-aluminum sheets, and timber.