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The cabin’s small footprint minimizes interference with its natural surroundings. Three stacked stories give the family plenty of living space with living and dining on the top floor; two bedrooms on the main level; and a bunk room, garage and game room in the basement.

At Lake|Flato’s Clinton Corners residence, Bensonwood’s off-site fabrication enabled an aggressive eight-month construction schedule in the middle of New York’s winter.

For the open-plan first floor, interior designer Sarah McFadden paired a round Mexican olive wood table by Taracea with Nuvola chairs covered in ash gray leather. A half-sized container, painted in Smoke Embers by Benjamin Moore, serves as a pantry/scullery.

“We did a lot of things for us that some clients are hesitant to do, like shou sugi ban. Our idea is that the house and materials will weather over time. They will change, but that’s part of the beauty of it,” says Maria. Here, the double wall lamps are by DCW Editions. Real Good Chairs in copper line by Blu Dot surround the wooden table by Ethnicraft.

A view of the floor plan.

Reclaimed wood siding on the ceiling and walls contrasts with white drywall and clean bright finishes