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“We never dreamed of a huge house,” says TK. “We always knew if we built something, it would be small, but unique.”

Seattle architecture firm Wittman Estes used its new modular prefab system to built a prototype on Whidbey Island in Washington for a family that loves the outdoors.

The prefab design utilizes a pin foundation system that reduces the project’s carbon footprint by 77 percent, says Wittman.

The founders of the design studio Rima set down roots in an arrow-shaped Patagonian dwelling where they harvest their own food and electricity.

“The tent-like shape resembles a mountain. When the snow falls, the triangle becomes embedded in the landscape,” Tham says.

One structure contains the garage, a mezzanine, and the entryway. All four structures are connected, even though they look distinct.

The Little Owl A-Frame’s matte-black exterior sets it apart from its woodsy neighbors.

A Nova Scotia couple learn that although triangular homes may look simple, they can be devilishly complex.

Located off paved roads, across a river, and up a mountain, Pablo Pérez Palacios’s cabin in the Mexican wilderness has a rooftop terrace designed for entertaining.