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Summer retreats that are perfect for the whole family.

Their Tiny A-Frame Cabin Is Made of Timber Sourced On-Site

Their Tiny A-Frame Cabin Is Made of Timber Sourced On-Site

The Trim Detail That Helps One Architect Create Truly Timeless Waterfront Retreats

The Trim Detail That Helps One Architect Create Truly Timeless Waterfront Retreats

Budget Breakdown: Their $464K Cabin Can Produce Way More Energy Than It Consumes

Budget Breakdown: Their $464K Cabin Can Produce Way More Energy Than It Consumes

This Coastal Home in South Korea Is All About the Sea

This Coastal Home in South Korea Is All About the Sea

The Thatched Roof on This Danish Retreat Is Part Tradition, Part Sustainability Move

The Thatched Roof on This Danish Retreat Is Part Tradition, Part Sustainability Move

His Family Sold Off the Lake Cabin—But Its Spirit Lives On in a New 1,000-Square-Foot Retreat

His Family Sold Off the Lake Cabin—But Its Spirit Lives On in a New 1,000-Square-Foot Retreat

They Bought a Weird Beach House—and Decided to Make It Weirder

They Bought a Weird Beach House—and Decided to Make It Weirder

My Friends and I Sat in 11 Beach Chairs to Find the Next Tommy Bahama

My Friends and I Sat in 11 Beach Chairs to Find the Next Tommy Bahama

Three Sisters (and Their Families) Share This Prefab Beach House

Three Sisters (and Their Families) Share This Prefab Beach House

A 1970s Flat in Poland Becomes a Ravishing Vacation Rental for $31K

A 1970s Flat in Poland Becomes a Ravishing Vacation Rental for $31K

Before & After: In the Caribbean, a Couple Bring an Old Wooden Prefab Back to Shipshape Condition

Before & After: In the Caribbean, a Couple Bring an Old Wooden Prefab Back to Shipshape Condition

This Glassy Getaway in the Mountains of Japan Is Not Your Typical Cabin

This Glassy Getaway in the Mountains of Japan Is Not Your Typical Cabin

Two Days, One Helicopter, and the Perfect Prefab Cabin in British Columbia

Two Days, One Helicopter, and the Perfect Prefab Cabin in British Columbia

A Norwegian Summer Cabin Embraces the Rocky Terrain

A Norwegian Summer Cabin Embraces the Rocky Terrain

Nature Takes Center Stage at This Mountaintop Home in Mexico

Nature Takes Center Stage at This Mountaintop Home in Mexico

Budget Breakdown: An Aussie Architect Builds a Beach House With Million-Dollar Views for $270K

Budget Breakdown: An Aussie Architect Builds a Beach House With Million-Dollar Views for $270K

Before & After: In Spain, an Architect Restores an Iconic Home Built by His Grandparents

Before & After: In Spain, an Architect Restores an Iconic Home Built by His Grandparents

With $20K, a Chilean Architect Builds His Mom a Low-Maintenance Beach House

With $20K, a Chilean Architect Builds His Mom a Low-Maintenance Beach House

Over a Decade, Two Furniture Designers Reimagine a 300-Year-Old Barn

Over a Decade, Two Furniture Designers Reimagine a 300-Year-Old Barn

A Dusty-Pink Rammed Earth Home Appears to Rise Out of the Baja Desert

A Dusty-Pink Rammed Earth Home Appears to Rise Out of the Baja Desert

A Multigenerational Home in Upstate New York Experiments With Eye-Popping Color

A Multigenerational Home in Upstate New York Experiments With Eye-Popping Color

A Screened Porch Slices Through a Design Duo’s New England Cottage

A Screened Porch Slices Through a Design Duo’s New England Cottage

Three Friends Join Forces to Build a Four-Gable Getaway on Shelter Island

Three Friends Join Forces to Build a Four-Gable Getaway on Shelter Island

This Off-Grid Summer Cabin Is Only Accessible by Boat

This Off-Grid Summer Cabin Is Only Accessible by Boat

A Floating House on Lake Huron Stands Out By Blending In

A Floating House on Lake Huron Stands Out By Blending In

A Hawaiian House Surrounded by Lava Takes Screens to Extremes

A Hawaiian House Surrounded by Lava Takes Screens to Extremes

A Nearly Invisible “Hytte” Rises From a High Plateau in Norway

A Nearly Invisible “Hytte” Rises From a High Plateau in Norway

An Architect’s Weekend Home Balances on a Rocky Slope in the Stockholm Archipelago

An Architect’s Weekend Home Balances on a Rocky Slope in the Stockholm Archipelago

My House: An Architect and His Wife Adjust Their Longtime Norwegian Cottage to Be Livable in Old Age

My House: An Architect and His Wife Adjust Their Longtime Norwegian Cottage to Be Livable in Old Age

Massive Sliding Doors Connect a Hawaii Home to Its Mountainside Setting

Massive Sliding Doors Connect a Hawaii Home to Its Mountainside Setting

Plagued Ash Trees Were Repurposed to Create This Charred Cedar–Clad Home on Lake Michigan

Plagued Ash Trees Were Repurposed to Create This Charred Cedar–Clad Home on Lake Michigan

Before & After: In Albania, Two Sisters Turn a Ruin Into Twin Seaside Apartments

Before & After: In Albania, Two Sisters Turn a Ruin Into Twin Seaside Apartments

A Vacation Retreat Towers Above the Treetops in Northwest Michigan

A Vacation Retreat Towers Above the Treetops in Northwest Michigan

Budget Breakdown: In the Catskills, an Architect Experiments With Passive Design for $515K

Budget Breakdown: In the Catskills, an Architect Experiments With Passive Design for $515K

A Metal Shell Keeps This Australian Retreat Cool—and Fire Safe

A Metal Shell Keeps This Australian Retreat Cool—and Fire Safe

This Tranquil Whidbey Island Cabin Is an “Essay in Wood”

This Tranquil Whidbey Island Cabin Is an “Essay in Wood”

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