Zach Batteer and Carlyle Scott designed Field Cabin, a 288-square foot accommodation at Serana, their communal retreat in Paige, Texas. Wrapped in Yakisugi-treated pine, the cabin took 40 days and almost $46K to build.

dwell Residency: 288

Inspirational spaces

Guest House At 288 Back O Beyond Circle, Sedona

British artist Hannah Sawtell and technologist Avi Flombaum created sawbaum.com, where users can create visual collages using multiple vine streams. "We wanted it to look like a visual comic book, with overlapping panels," said Flombaum. "And we wanted it to be fun!" Photo courtesy Rhizome.

The standard Classic model spanned 288 square feet in size, but could be upgraded to a 396-square-foot home with two bedrooms. The interior walls and ceilings are all paneled in pine, and beveled cedar siding was used for the exterior.

The reclaimed hickory facade of the Micro Cabin by BC-OA is punctured by windows that overlook National Forest Service land.

Monika and Darren Bennett worked with SM Studio on their custom home in Vancouver, B.C. The main house has 2703 square feet, plus a 514 square foot garage/studio on the rear alley, with a courtyard and pool in between the two buildings.

This 760 sf ADU sits off an alley in Vancouver, BC and serves as a home and office.

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One of the witticisms found on livethesheendream.com.

Architect Bergendy Cooke, who worked for Zaha Hadid and Peter Marino before returning to her home country in 2007, is an admirer of the strong, sculptural architectural forms that appear in Japanese and Spanish architecture. Outside Queenstown, she put her ideas into practice in a home that would be the benchmark for bc+a studio, her own venture. The combination bunk bed and playhouse is a whimsical gesture the architect designed specifically for her two daughters. The spaces are organized in such a way that they can play independently or together.

Susan Brownell Anthony, 1820-1906. tinyurl.galegroup.com/tin...

The residents love to entertain and cook, so 590BC worked to create a kitchen that was functional and aesthetically pleasing. "It is complex and considered down to the most minute detail, but still reads as simple and clean," Breitner says. Photo by Frank Oudeman.

Ulysses word cloud poster from beautifulwordsbeautifulart.com.

A window nook in the Crosby Loft allows for a small seating area and a vignette for the owner's collection of small tchotchkes. BC-OA's renovation took into consideration the clients' wish to embrace the imperfections of the loft's original features.

The “Sassi” of the Southern Italian UNESCO World Heritage City of Matera are ancient cave dwellings dug out of the region’s limestone rock, which have been used by humans from as far back as 7000 BC.

Floating concrete staircase. Home of Wen Hsia and BC Ang. © Marjon Hoogervorst. upinteriors.com/go...

Elfa by the Container Store / containerstore.com

Exterior of the Abbott building in Vancouver, BC

Asian bedroom combining rustic and modern. Home of Wen Hsia and BC Ang. © Marjon Hoogervorst. upinteriors.com/go...

The owners of this 2,300-square-foot converted loft in SoHo have a penchant for color and collections. To make way for these elements, BC-OA kept new materials simple and desaturated with super white walls; oil-finished, white oak flooring; and white lacquered cabinetry. In the dining area, a custom designed, built-in, tufted banquette adds soft juxtaposition against the live edge dining table. The velvet upholstery is meant to provide contrast against the exposed, white-washed original brick in both texture and era. Overhead a brass chandelier with exposed Edison bulbs references the former Swan Incandescent Electric Light Co. which occupied the loft after construction was completed in 1897.

The pre-fab building was fabricated by BC Passive House in Pemberton, British Columbia, and delivered via helicopter to the property in the woods.

" Little Boy Blue" by James Rushforth. Get the print here : www.artmeout.com/pro...

Illustration Play 2 goes on sale September 6. For more information, visit victionary.com or gingkopress.com.

TheMonkeysYouOrdered.com runs their own caption contests for the New Yorker's cartoons

The book cover. Courtesy of Princeton Architectural Press (papress.com).

A custom fireplace and media cabinet fabricated from raw steel is recessed into a wall of reclaimed wood planks from a deconstructed building outside Vancouver, BC. The wood burning fireplace is somewhat contrary to “sustainable” design, however, with winter winds downing trees there is an abundant supply of firewood and an occasional winter fire is enjoyed!

Robertson--with the help of developers Katie Nichols and John Walker, who were heavily involved in the design process--finished the guest bathroom with Modwalls tiles and a sink they found on eBay. They used a piece of marine plywood, leftover from building the front-porch steps, to create a counter on which the sink could sit--and where the family can rest their toothbrushes. To the right of the sink is a Toto dual-flush toilet, which is great for conserving water but has proven problematic for toilet training, as American potty seats aren't designed to fit these Japanese basins.

Mmm... the final results, ready for enjoying. Photo courtesy amyskitchentable.com.

" The Kingdom of Ice" by Florian Ledoux. Get the print here : www.artmeout.com/pro...

Method Homes website design by Autograph

Method Homes website design by Autograph

The popularity of front porches spreads beyond the U.S., as seen these Vancouver, BC, homes.