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Floor Plan of Adelaide by Profile + Principle

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 exterior features natural slate cladding and massive floor-to-ceiling Marvin windows on the east side to take advantage of the home’s views of the rolling terrain. The tongue-and-groove clear cedar accents are used between the windows to make them a single mass and “warm up and bring some accents to the house,” says Nate.

Island House floor plan

Double-glazed windows are an important feature that help control the building’s interior climate.

Photographer: Taggart Sorenson

No trees were felled in the making of Junipero House. Instead, the brilliant green of the luscious river jungle softly embraces the home from all sides.

The Rosy Mound Retreat is comprised of two intersecting volumes: a wood-clad main house and a living room wing.