A smart vacation home fosters connectivity in every sense of the word.

A modest kitchen addition to a couple’s cottage outside of Brisbane proves that one 376-square-foot room can revive an entire...

No sibling rivalry here.

In Sonoma County, Faulkner Architects transforms a neglected barn into a refined guest house with a screened sleeping porch.

Most of the living spaces in this home are outdoors—including the enviable open kitchen and dining room.

These days, a growing number of gizmos contain both a cell phone and a PDA.

Surrounded on all sides by a sweeping Canadian hayfield, the 23.2 House is an angular ode to rural life.

Naturehumaine uses a pathway to split a cabin’s floor plan in two, but a unified material palette and gable roofline keep things...

Designer Jens Risom returns to his 1967 prefab off the coast of Rhode Island, readying it for his family's next generation.

In designing a getaway for her own family, architect Hannah Tribe created a sustainable kit home that’s as breezy as it looks.

In Truckee, California, the charred cedar–clad Martis Camp 141 celebrates its mountainous surroundings.

Local materials and a restrained, natural palette allow the surroundings to sing at this family getaway.

An architect adds a pair of rustic modern wings to her childhood home outside Pittsburgh, becoming the third generation to make...

In the Elgin Valley, a simple rural form by Scott + Partners sets the foundation for an indoor/outdoor getaway.

An East Hampton residence by Bates Masi is situated to harness the elements.

Thanks to a careful renovation that included a handful of preservation challenges, a family's Spanish beach house is given new...

An artist couple from Amsterdam convert a neglected farm in rural Germany into a sustainable and modern vacation village.

Compact, contemporary, and site-sensitive, this elevated retreat takes cues from the Tetons’ geology and the textured willow...

The owners’ fascination with Zen rock gardens informed the design of this tiny ADU.

Stinessen Arkitektur designs a compound of clustered cabins that provides opportunities for family members to relax together or...

In Sangolquí, Ecuador, architects create a striking Z-shaped home to accommodate two generations.

Connected to the main house by a glass bridge, the gabled addition affords family members both community and privacy.

On Bainbridge Island, Jim and Hannah Cutler create a cabin for reading and working.

Designed for a family of avid birdwatchers, a series of cabins takes notes from the nest of the native killdeer.

Portland architect Solomon Berg replaces a grow house with a streamlined home for his sister’s family of six.

Anna and Jakob Busch enlist the help of loved ones to construct a spruce-wrapped tiny home for $35,000.

Composed of geometric forms clad in corrugated iron, the residence doubles as a gallery for the couple's collection.

Sitting across from a deserted beach on a private plot surrounded by a pine forest is a large modernist vacation home that's...

A strategic rewire enhances a spec house’s gut renovation.

For this San Diego family, the phrase "putting down roots" has taken on a whole new meaning.

For a modern renovation in Pennsylvania, everyone involved—clients, architect, builder, neighbors, even the previous owners—is...

A pair of young restauranteurs commission a live/work home that celebrates slow living and a strong connection to nature.

Nestled in the coastal Victoria region, this modern retreat caters to a three-generational family with members ranging from six...

Check out New York State’s offering of innovative modular homes.

A simple fence helped produce this secluded oasis.

Architect Cymon Allfrey takes a page from the traditional “bach,” or holiday home, to design this alpine getaway.