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The large corner lot includes a renovated 1915 residence and a brand-new backyard house made of concrete, glass, and steel.

Partially hidden from the main driveway, the cottage is accessed by a meandering stone path—you can't drive a car up to it. "It's not conventionally convenient,

Packed with personality, this retooled shed by Best Practice Architecture might just be the cutest little ADU in Texas.

The metal scales on the roof are made from recycled scraps of old washers, dryers, and car siding. Reynolds chose the design for a number of his builds, says Trent. “It leaks a bit, so we’ve had to do some maintenance,” he adds, “but it’s no big deal.” Six solar panels feed into a battery box behind them.

Cox initially conceived the deck as a conventional surface for relaxing and entertaining. With the bench, however, he seized an opportunity to create something both functional and visually arresting. “You go down these paths and, as the design mutates, other ideas attach themselves and make it stronger and more interesting,” he says.

The landscape design, by Anna Boeschenstein of Grounded, followed a 2,200-square-foot extension by Formwork architects Robert and Cecilia H. Nichols. The front door is painted in Chinese Red by Sherwin-Williams.

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

Pine and gravel sleepers follow the site’s natural slope, weaving through the existing pine trees until reaching the home’s entrance.

The buildings on the property sit close together, with carefully considered landscaping connecting them into a cozy compound. The main house's deck, which sits about 15 feet above the ground, sits on structural fins. Thin stainless steel railings almost disappear against the forest views.

Friends and family hang out on the back patio. “It’s kind of a fugly house, but we don’t care,” Caleb says.

The tiny house and eco resort are set on generations-old family land that's remote and completely private so guests are able to unplug immerse themselves in nature.