Sustainable

Developed as a holiday home, the pared-back timber construction is a nod to the modest fisher-cottages prevalent in the area.

HOP used four skylights, inundating the gallery below with natural light while leaving plenty of space on the roof for a biodiverse garden. The native grasses and flowers attract a variety of pollinators and create a terrific view from the upstairs rooms, leading the eye straight over the roof and into the forest.

Saltviga House is a weekend home located on a rocky, seafront plot in coastal Norway.

The family home that residents Tyler Lepore, Lisa Giroday, builders Hanson Land & Sea, and September Architecture devised in the Sunshine Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, is wrapped with cedar and brick, tying to its wooded surround, which is only a four-minute walk to the ocean. "The house feels like it's part of the setting,

Terra-cotta tiles clad the kitchen backsplash, and the countertops are made of oak.