Landscaping

“The multilayered approach to this house—the use of healthy materials, the prefab, the relation to nature—has definitely changed our practice,” says Laura Briggs, architectural designer.

The cedar-wrapped house, designed by BriggsKnowles A+D, is gently curved at the center.

The rear garden is filled with ferns, sedges, lowbush blueberry, and a poplar tree growing out of a rock face.