Unique

One of the homeowner’s daughters, Julia, works at Unique Art Glass, a multi-generational stained glass company owned by her boyfriend’s family. The couple designed two windows for the house, including this one in the dining area.

The white oak material palette continues in the bedroom, and the arch motif extends to curved edges on the shelves and a nightstand, to fit next to a door.

Original tile in the bathrooms remains, including this reddish-burnt orange tile in the master bathroom.

The kitchen was one of the spaces that received the most updates -- but even then it was seamless with its original features and materials.

The rice cooker garage.

The couple use their prefabricated structure as a fully indecent guest suite thanks to its private bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen. It’s also a showroom of sorts for their new company Steel Hut, which sells plan sets for residential Quonset huts in partnership with Skylab Architecture.

Early evening front yard street view

Some cabins are underground, or in the book’s taxonomy, Earthen. Dan Price’s former home was once broken into and the result was his commitment to live with fewer things, in nature. His hobbit-like home in Joseph, Oregon is complete with tunnels, crawlspaces, and a low-ceilinged bedroom. Using heavy-guage sheeting and wooden structures as roofing elements, he covered the space with dirt to facilitate natural growth above.

The original wood columns and beams create a more open feel and flood the spaces with natural light. "The kitchen looks out over the courtyard, which acts as a light well and provides ventilation,

Architect: Augustus Mino + Robert Fitzpatrick, Location: Chappaqua, New York