Hokandara

The home was designed as much for outdoor living as it was for indoor living, with a large porch around the home.

In Texas, where everything is bigger, Ryan McLaughlin is placing his bets on something small. Specifically, a simple 160-square-foot cabin that he hopes city-dwellers will book to get away, find some focus, and reconnect with nature. The result is a laidback, pitched-roof cabin in which every inch of space is thoughtfully allotted so that guests can spend the maximum amount of time outdoors.

A pool and jacuzzi invite guests for a dip.

This home in Melbourne by design duo Kathryn Robson and Susie Cohen has deep nook shelves at one end of the wardrobe, which gives the bathroom a warm, natural and organic feel.

The living/dining room has a classic, sculptural fireplace.

This is the first permitted 3D-printed home ever completed. ICON completed the 3D-printed portion of the home in about 48 hours.

Rudolph used red cannonballs as weights to hold the home’s signature wood shutters in place.

Affordable, adorable, and in many cases, transportable, these tiny homes made a big impact on our readers this year.

The residents furnished the interior themselves, even hand-picking the exposed reclaimed beams from a barn in Pennsylvania. The dining table and shelving unit are 1970s vintage and the sofa is from Design Within Reach (left). The height of the top level varies from around nine to 12 feet.

The structures are sprawling yet largely imperceptible. Like its counterparts, Villa 2—containing guest bedrooms, a spa, and a network of outdoor havens—extends into the hillside, cloaked in energy-saving green roofs. The new landscaping cuts water usage on the property by 70 percent compared to previous levels.

For added flexibility, the designers have inserted a rotating table that can pivot outward to accommodate larger gatherings.

In the living area, Lou sits on a Room & Board sofa, while one of the family’s two Great Danes relaxes nearby; the fireplace is by Montigo.

The king of kinetic architecture, architect Olson Kundig, discusses the River House, where manually operated gizmos move massive walls and windows.

For more than 70 years, claims have persisted, without much evidence, that a home in Portland, Oregon, is a lost work by Frank Lloyd Wright. Regardless of authorship, the structure—a flat-roofed, cedar and glass ranch—endures as a sterling example of postwar American architecture. Its recessed entryway features panes of translucent glass.