Woods Hole

Inside the guest house, exposed beams along the rafters create a barn-like atmosphere, which is enhanced by a double-sided fireplace. Large sliding doors provide natural air circulation and enhance the indoor-outdoor connection.

"Because the living room occupies the gable, the resultant space is triangular in feel," Thompson says. So she heightened that look with an oversized triangle window, which maximizes views of the cove. Western red cedar was chosen for the walls, and three-inch red oak was chosen for the interior floors. The windows are encased in Alaskan Yellow Cedar.

Cabin Nordmarka, 2006.

Cedar slats mark the facade of the Worple's lakefront vacation home in Ontario.

“It’s easy to be in the honeymoon phase. But too often people skip important conversations, and things can go badly.” —Architect Michelle Kaufmann

The terrace by the pool is a great spot to watch the sunset.

The inspiration for this prefabricated, modular family home on Fishers Island, New York, were the views that Tanney and Luntz saw from a 12-foot stepladder, which was balancing on the bed of a pickup truck when they first visited the site.

The exterior is a mix of wood and stone, and the ground floor is clad in locally-quarried Algonquin limestone around the perimeter.

In a family home in Mill Valley, California, Lauren Goldman of l’oro designs kept her clients’ goals of “modern yet accessible” in mind while also looking for opportunities to add functionality. This proved successful when she discovered that the empty space under the steel-and-glass stair landing was the perfect scale for children to sit and read under. The team was inspired to create a kid-sized library, turning a useless space into a perfectly cozy reading nook.

Perched on a steep urban hillside, this 3-bedroom, 2-bath home featured energy-efficient elements including triple-glazed windows, high r-value super insulation, and FSC bamboo floors to achieve LEED Platinum certification. Even its garage was designed to be sustainability oriented: it is prewired for electric charging! The design’s emphasis on livability and openness are reflected in its ample outdoor terraces and flexible-use basement.8) Cascade Alley House 2 with Method Homes and David Foster Architects

Just because your kitchen is on the smaller side doesn’t mean you can’t make it as efficient and effective as possible.

Back patio and outdoor living room. Board form concrete fireplace

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"Our favorite room of the new FUSE might be the one that's outside… the large covered porch!"

Though this 2,808-square-foot home in Lewes, East Sussex, England, used to be an old workshop, Sandy Rendel Architects transformed it into a beautiful home with a building shell that was made of SIPS (structured insulated panels), and prefabricated offsite.

Wright and Keffer (standing) hang out on their deck with Bolander, who lives just across the road. The chairs, designed by Bolander, are upholstered in Sunbrella fabric.

- Rockport, Massachusetts Dwell Magazine : November / December 2017