A family selects prefab to make sure their new home, located 1,700 miles away, is turnkey-ready upon their arrival.

Get away from it all—but still stay connected—at these remarkable retreats around the world.

A vacation home for a Chilean family rises on stilts from a rocky cliff, enjoying idyllic views of Lago Todos los Santos.

In a wild, remote setting in Uruguay, a stunning prefabricated retreat provides urban comfort with minimal impact on the...

In Australia, a manufacturer and an architecture firm create an off-grid home that can be broken down and shipped across the...

This year-round mountain retreat is a spectacular escape in the Norwegian wilderness.

Standing above the ground, the architectural hideaways of Kudhva allow you to immerse yourself in the breathtaking English...

Perched on a steep hillside, a pair of secluded oak cabins blend into the rugged landscape of Navidad, Chile.

Designed by Atelier Lina Bellovicova, House LO marks the country’s first residential project to use hempcrete, a sustainable and...

In the Andes, architect Sergio Araneda creates an ecological refuge that embraces the surrounding woods and treads lightly on the...

Relax and soak up the scenery at this stunning architectural gem close to the sea.

A glass-and-steel retreat in Finnish Lapland is designed to bring its owner as close to nature as possible.

Building Arts Architects transported materials by barge to the rocky shore of Kawagama Lake, and erected the spectacular...

An homage to Mexico’s untouched landscape, this elegant low-impact getaway sports a pared-back aesthetic.

For little ones attending class online, a well-designed space can make all the difference.

An isolated prefab in Ontario, Canada, demonstrates how factory-built housing can be as site sensitive as traditional...

The northern Maine hideaway rests on piers above the forest floor and employs broad windows to frame the homeowner’s most prized...

A prefab dwelling overlooking an active volcano features architectural details inspired by Viking culture and Nordic mythology.

Accessible via helicopter or a 40-minute 4x4 ride overtop clifftop farm tracks, Scrubby Bay offers a remote slice of paradise on...

Weary city dwellers can find serenity in this array of cabins on the Norwegian archipelago of Fleinvær, where the Northern Lights...

Studio Puisto Architects devise prefabricated modular units that join together and blend with the surrounding forest in Hyvinkää,...

The Japanese technique of preserving and antiquing wood makes for a bold finish—especially against the palette of the great...

Located on a windswept site, this one-bedroom retreat is built to withstand the rigors of rural life, and it can sleep up to six...

The luxury travel trailer company’s latest offering is a mobile office that pairs state-of-the-art Apple technology with...

With a growing fleet of converted vans, a network of community clubhouses, and a vision of tech-enabled “ephemeral cities,” Kibbo...

An architect and ardent locavore designs a residence with a glass shell that allows her to garden all year round.

Studio Heima’s Aska Cabin offers a minimalist retreat surrounded by geothermal wonders near the northern shore of Lake Mývatn in...