Hadaway House
Whistler, Canada – Patkau Architects Built Area: 464.51 m2 Year Built: 2013Photographs: James Dow, Peter Buchanan Hadaway House is quite a stunning vision. It stands loud and proud in the midst of blindingly white snow, it’s difficult to ignore. The wooden exterior sticks out from the snowy landscape as glass reflect its surroundings. But that’s not all – the overall structure of […]
Tumble Creek Cabin
Cle Elum, United States – Coates Design Architects Built Area: 356.2 m2 Year Built: 2016 Tumble Creek Cabin is located in a relaxing spot in the Cascade Mountains, a historic mining area. The area’s climate reaches the extremes – humid heat during the summer and cold snow in the winter. This is just one […]
Dreamy creekside retreat in Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa, California – Amy A. Alper Beautiful location, restricting views from the inside – this was the situation with the 1920’s weekend cabin located near a creek in Santa Rosa, California. Yet despite the strict regulations being implemented on the site this house has been successfully remodeled to maximize the views around it, effectively connecting it to […]
Young couple build a cabin in the forest for $4,000
Westbrook, Connecticut – Dave Herrle Photography: Sarah Grote Year Built: 2013 Hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2007 was a life-changing experience for David Herrle. The time he spent in the woods made him realize that he wanted a simpler life where he didn’t have to work in a job he didn’t like. And so after his hike, he decided to […]
Joseph Dupuis’s self-sufficient shipping container cabin built for just $20,000
Ottawa, Canada – Joseph Dupuis Floor Area: 355 sq. ft. Photography: Japhet Alvarez It may look like it’s simply a storage unit from the outside, but these three shipping containers enclose an impressive interior that might just suit your taste! Due to his desire to escape the city for a more peaceful and simpler environment, 29-year old engineer and renewable energy researcher Joseph […]
Marvel at the northern lights in one of these glass igloos in Finland
Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort, Kakslauttanen, Finland Fresh air, pure natural waters, an unspoiled environment, plus a cozy glass shelter that showcases the fascinating beauty of the northern sky at night — what more can you ask for in a getaway? These glass igloos located in Finland bring star gazing at its finest. The one of a kind hotel rooms are built with a special […]
Fultonville Barn and Home
Fultonville TX USA – Heritage Barns Two 19th century English framed barns have been resurrected as this home and party-come-guest barn. The home has been finished to a more conventional standard than the guest barn, having plasterboard finished walls and polished timber floors. The barn is much more rustic with it’s polished concrete flooring and […]
Ultimate glamping?
Anywhere you choose – Nice Architects Slovakia Available late 2015 Size/Area/Volume: 2.55m x 4.45m x 2.25m / 10m3 / 22m3 Do you remember The Blob? No, not the movie, the home office dmvA Architects designed for the client refused building permission for a home office. Ecospace looks remarkably similar but it’s a wonderful example […]
Big Sky Family Retreat
Montana USA – Swaback partners Year built: 2012 If you’ve been dreaming of a cabin and wide open spaces, this may be as good as it gets. Compact but elegant, the high ceilings and sleeping loft help to create a feeling of space as big as the land on which it sits. The ‘lean-to’ kitchen […]
STF Kolarbyn/Eco-lodge
Skinnskatteberg, Sweden – STF Kolarbyn/Eco-lodge Re-established in the Winter: 1996 Photography: Skogens Konung and Claudia Deglau The word “hotel” doesn’t have to mean lots of fixed glass, endless corridors and air-conditioning. If you want to escape all of those trappings and the city, Sweden’s most primitive hotel will appeal. The “rooms” were built by locals using timber, […]