Global good

An oversized entrance door leads to an angled hallway that obscures views to create an element of surprise. The Vollen bench in Custom Red Lacquer is from Chadhaus.

The master bedroom overlooks the landscape through a glazed gable wall, which is shaded with a deep overhang.

The open-plan living room, kitchen, and dining area are handsomely punctuated with Lightyears Caravaggio pendant lights and the dramatic Moooi Random Lights.

Natural light floods through the pitched roof's vast skylight.

Good wood - Alpine living in style… introducing the delectable ‘Chalet Anzerre’ in Anzerre, Switzerland by Dutch architects SeARCH.

A fireplace wrapped in cedar comes to the rescue on chilly summer nights.

The north side of the cabin is mostly closed off for privacy.

Tom Dixon's Beat pendant lighting hangs over the dining table.

After living on and studying a woodsy acre of land in North Zealand, Denmark, architect Jesper Brask cleared a stand of pine trees and, from the timber, built a getaway open to its surroundings. The house, which Brask shares with his wife, Lene, and sons, Kristian, Jens, and Niels, is used mainly in summer, when the weather is optimal for throwing open the glass doors.

Located 328 feet from the mainland and 2.5 hours from Stockholm, Gåsharsskäret and its five buildings provide the bones for an ideal weekend getaway with family and friends.

The firm added a 60-square-meter annex to the existing 88-square-meter stone building to fashion a residence that’s now about 148 square meters (or around 1,500 square feet).

After: A peek inside the beautifully restored, modernized abode.

The retreat is a composition of light and dark, wood and metal. These materials wrap the masses as they hover above the landscape.