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The four containers are also the same brand, which was an important consideration as each brand has slightly different dimensions, and the highly detailed design of the hide-out necessitated precision.

Whether it’s cross-country skiing in the winter or trail running in the summer, the 330-foot home’s minimalist design encourages Catherine to be outside in the surrounding landscape throughout the year.

One of Catherine’s favorite design elements are the large skylights in the kitchen and bathroom: “You look straight up in the shower into the Ponderosa pines. It’s beautiful,” she says.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing and a linear skylight help welcome the landscape within the cabin’s small footprint.

On Bainbridge Island, Jim and Hannah Cutler created a cabin for reading and working. Sited just steps from the main house, it’s a welcoming retreat that the father and daughter share.

“The pitched ceilings and ribbon of clerestory windows make the interior feel more spacious than it is,” notes Gooden.

The Sento’s layered decks reflects the clients’ love of Japanese architecture.

The living room’s wood-burning fireplace has a concrete hearth that wraps the chimney and runs under the windows, acting as seating, a plant ledge, and creating a spot to store logs, all of which are harvested from the site.

Large sliders open to an outdoor gathering space with natural granite pavers separated by shaggy strips of grass, blurring the line between indoors and out.

Poured polished concrete floors, plaster walls, and the pine ceiling with hemlock beams infuse subtle interest and warmth. The bend in the gathering pavilion follows the site’s topography.