Designed by Olson Kundig, City Cabin is a urban retreat located in one of Seattle’s most established residential areas. The client, an avid conservationist dedicated to preserving forests, asked for a private dwelling that would connect her to nature. Siting the 2,400-square-foot (223 sqm) house on the northwest corner of the lot maximizes garden areas...
Coastal Cabin On Stilts With Ocean Views
On a small site surrounded by forests in coastal Maine, the team at Whitten Architects built a wonderful cabin retreat that blends together modern design with rustic influences. The cabin is perched on steel columns which elevate it off the ground, one-storey high in the air. This gives it a treehouse-inspired look and helps to...
Houseboat Of Two Volumes And With A Wide Use Of Timber
Cambridge-based firm Mole Architects has completed the Houseboat; located in southern England, overlooking Poole harbor, the dwelling is based upon a staggered section with a half-basement. This configuration allows for an open staircase, which in turn connects a series of interconnected volumes, rather than individual rooms. Its unique shape is seen from a long distance...
Timber Clad Vacation House With An Open Plan
The vacation season is on, and many of us are dreaming of a holiday somewhere – on a beach, in a big city or in the woodlands or highlands. Here’s a cool vacation house to spend a holiday there. This camouflaged among the trees house is called Marysville, and it surprises with its exterior at...
Unique Treehouse Residence Made Of Four Towers
Today I’m going to spoil you with a real eye-candy! This is a unique house, which I’m sure you’ve never seen before and couldn’t even imagine. Four cylindrical towers are elevated on stilts to create this retreat in Cape Town, which was designed by local studio Malan Vorster to offer views among the trees. The...
Minimalist Cabin Covered With Stone From Ruins
This modern cabin in Northern Italy is a real gem designed in stone. Architect Alberto Vinotti created Casa VI from the ruins of an old stone home. The exterior is made of locally sourced stones and looks centuries old. The interior, on the other hand, is pure contemporary and even minimalist. The house consists of...
Incredible Barn Mansion Of Wood And Stone In Utah
This barn mansion in Orem, Utah, is really one-of-a-kind! This place is big, with 9 bedrooms, 17.5 baths, and 21,998 square feet. The house looks like a real giant barn inside with lots of wooden beams supporting the roof, which have become a part of interior. The décor is rustic, with lots of wood and...
Rustic Passive House, Barn And Sauna Tower Compound
Architecture and interiors firm BarlisWedlick created this eclectic compound designed to suit a client with an idiosyncratic wish list. The main house is constructed from structural insulated panels and clad in charred cedar. Connected to the main house by a narrow bridge, a three-story cedar tower with a sauna at its base recalls a tree...
Traditional Cozy House Built To Look Like An Old Barn
The owners of this house fell in love with an old barn they saw on their travels and were inspired to build a new house that looked like it. They hired Yankee Barn Homes in New Hampshire to build it for them, with instructions that the focus be on the gorgeous view of the mountains...
Fairy-Tale-Like And Cozy Wooden Norwegian House
This luxurious Norway home with a black façade is 100% authentic and absolutely beautiful! Rustic interiors can boast of retro and Scandinavian touches, which make it perfect for spending winter holidays – it looks like a wooden home from a fairy-tale! Designers decided to keep the atmosphere and decorated the house with trunks, massive chandeliers,...