While it was tempting to embed the cabin into the hillside, Balance Associates sought a smarter solution. By elevating the project on two concrete walls, the clients could avoid a costly foundation, improve their view of the landscape, and stay above the thick winter snowfall.

The 1,570 square-foot home's entryway features a slatted fence that diffuses light and adds privacy to Eichler's original design. Photo by: Scott Hargis

Villa: Exterior

The home’s elevated location means its occupants can enjoy the slow rise of the full moon while staying warm indoors.

The home is clad in galvalume, a low-maintenance, zinc-coated metal, to make upkeep easier. Prefabricated, 10- to 12-inch-thick panels in the roof provide insulation, and the low walls are packed with limestone.

The Sarti house—like much of the furnishings inside—is neatly hidden amongst its more established counterparts. In the early evening, Sarti’s studio takes on a lanternlike appearance.

The Buffalo Evening News, watercolor by Dr. V. Roger Lalli.

Every evening, the residents climb the 32 flights of steel stairs to retreat in their “nest”.

The pinwheel plan also led to the creation of two sheltered outdoor spaces: the morning porch and the evening porch.

Briggs and Knowles based their design of the oculus on traditional Victorian skylights but tweaked it to fit a more modern sensibility and outfitted it with fluorescent tubing to recreate the effect in the evening.

Close the double doors of the bar end of the NewYorker and hide away your evening tipple.

The concrete floor acts as a giant thermal bank, storing solar heat well into the evening.

If they aren’t at the cocktail-fueled Evening Bar, chances are guests are hanging out in the “living room”—at least until the beer hall Brakeman and fried chicken joint Penny Red’s open.

In Kansas City, Missouri, a family sought to construct a new home using prefabricated structural insulated panels (SIPS) instead of traditional frame construction. The entire kit house is composed of 4' x 8' sections, and the shell was constructed in about a week. The project’s relatively low cost, quick build time, and highly insulated envelope were positives, but the panels also have their limitations. “Most SIP projects look pretty stupid,” Jamie says. “They haven’t been manipulated by someone who’s thinking creatively.” In this case, Jamie augmented the simple panel system with a dynamic cantilever.

A Nectre Bakers oven provides sharply defined contrast at the kitchen, and also supplies heat in colder temperatures. The oven is used for baking, as well as space-heating. The translucent doors on both sides open to east and west-facing decks to capture morning and evening sun.

Entrance to the northwest. The building is sectioned vertically similar to magazine buildings in the surrounding area. Here they have been given a function as the downpipes of the building is hidden in the pillars. The movement through the house ends with an evening sun balcony that overlooks the entrance hall

CMV House in the evening.

View of entry in evening

Modern Lodge in the evening

The distance between site and structure is more dramatic in the evening when light shines through the sunken glass living room.

As evening sets in, the home glows like a lantern.

In the evening, the facade darkens as the sun sets outdoors.

Evening view from forest

Evening at Gregory Creek

Evening at Gregory Creek

Evening at Gregory Creek

In the evening, the home lights up like a lantern.

Evening Lighting on Fibre Cement Board

The evening view of the glass louvered studio below with the roof deck.

In the evening, the slats reveal a glow from within, giving the project its name, Lantern Studio.

The thermal massing absorbs heat during the day and releases it through the evening.

The serene principal bathroom features floor-to-ceiling windows and a deep soaking tub where the artist unwinds every evening.

Windows encapsulate the circular structure and in the evening light pours outward into the forest, illuminating the surrounding trees.

In the evening, the bright green front facade of the micro home glows, bringing to mind nature and a sense of fantasy.

The kitchen is located on the east side to receive morning light, while the living room to the west takes advantage of the afternoon and evening light.

Evening at Copperwood. The 20-acre lot enjoys visits from deer, eagles, hawk, blue heron, fox, and other wildlife.