homes

Upstairs in the main living barn, an open loft area is tucked into the roof gable with a skylight offering views to the water beyond. Ebonized red oak casework frames the space.

Audi Culver and Ivy Siosi had never built a house before, but as the founders of Siosi, a decade-old furniture company known for its use of domestic, sustainably sourced hardwood and simple, Scandinavian-influenced forms, they were up for the challenge. A large parcel a few miles from downtown caught their eye, and when the owner split it into four smaller lots, they snapped one up.

“MA03 Library House was designed to meet the requirements of a ceramicist and a lawyer in need of a home capable of holding their extensive book collection as well as providing them with spaces for work and creative activity,” say Fria Folket, the architect behind this cabin in Sweden.

Now a one-bedroom, it flexes from family home to makerspace with ease.

The renovation kept the footprint, but with a fresh coat of paint, new flooring, storage, and a chaise, it's a comfortable place to welcome guests.

Street view of the double gable

Studio Entry Court

The perfect place to live the simple life.

Business analyst Reinhold Windorfer returned to his parents’ 19th-century dairy farm with some 21st-century ideas about how to turn a profit: Sell the cows, overhaul the crumbling farmhouse, and open a pair of vacation rentals for travelers to come visit.

In Sonoma, California, a historic farmhouse receives a contemporary makeover. Large sliding doors allow for seamless indoor-outdoor connection.

Henkin Shavit's modernist farmhouse combines traditional and modern with its high ceilings, singular color palette, and its organization of private and public spaces.

Bizna Estudio combines passive house principles with a few regional materials to keep one family cool while on vacation.