Llano – friends for life
Llano TX  USA  –  Matt Garcia Design Year Built:   2011 Built area:   350 sq ft  (32.4 m2) per unit Land area:   10 acres  (4 hectares) Photography:   Alex Stross Four couples, friends since college, had vacationed together every year as their respective families grew. Then, as ’empty nesters, […]
Quietude
Vancouver, Canada – Henry Yorke Mann – Architect Built area:   300 sq. ft + 40 sq. ft. porch and 100 sq. ft. basement  (28 m2 + 3.7 m2 + 9.25 m2) Year built:   1999 Builder:   Ken Silbernagel Photographer:   Stuart Bish Sometimes we come across an architect who ‘really does get it’ […]
The C3 Cabin
Washington, USA – Vandeventer + Carlander Architects Built Area:   352 sq. ft + loft area of 128 sq ft  (33 m2 + 12 m2) Photography: Steve Keating Down a long, winding driveway, curtained by dense evergreens lies the site for this cabin. Set on a high, waterfront bluff with great views across the Saratoga Passage to […]
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, […]
Bay Lake Cabin
Bay Lake, Minnesota – Albertsson Hansen Architecture, Ltd Year built:  1930’s Year renovated:   2013 Photography:  Scott Amundson It’s always a tough decision – demolish or rebuild. The plain truth is that it costs around twice the cost per square foot to renovate than it does to do a new build. But there […]
Fishing Ranch
Crested Butte, Colorado – Coburn Development Built area:  2,100 square feet Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox. You can also view the images as a slideshow if you prefer 8-) If you liked this project, you will also like viewing …
Shevlin Commons Meadow Modern
Portland, Oregon – Scott Gilbride/Architect Inc. Built area: 2,800 sf Completion Year: 2005 Photography: Simone Paddock Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox. You can also view the images as a slideshow if you prefer 8-) If you liked this project, you will also like […]
Redmond House – Nils Finne
Redmond WA Â USA Â – Â Nils Finne Photography:Â Benjamin Benschneider Credit must always go to the tradesmen when you see quality work. But often that end result is the vision of the owners and the architects and/or designers on the project. Our experience is that architects usually have an ‘A’ list of trades that they like to […]
Bridge House: Home Across A Stream
Cashiers, North Carolina – Platt Architecture You can’t cross that because that is not a bridge, but a cabin. A vacation house for the lovers of nature, this one is where you must stay if you want to sleep in the middle of the woods only with so much comfort. You can make yourself […]
The Hawk Mountain
Washington State – Timber Home Living Built area: 1600 sq. ft. Photography: Timberpeg Now here’s a home that offers the comfort of modern home living and the atmosphere of a cozy weekend retreat! Inspired by the old European cottage design, the Hawk Mountain is a great inspiration if you want a warm and truly relaxing […]