The primary bedroom cabin sits in a natural clearing amongst the trees, allowing for a water view and copious sunlight. The boulder-studded coast offers gently sloping paths to the ocean for a quick dip.
Architect Merritt Amanti Palminteri reinvented her family home to add volume, flow, and infinite charm without changing the footprint.
A sliding glass door opens onto a terrace.
Friends gather for a fireside sing-along on Dani’s property.
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The exterior is clad in corrugated, galvanized metal. “We just spray it off with a water house,” says Mark.
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becomes this wood cocoon with ambient light coming through the clear wall panel. You don’t need to even turn on a light.”
With the space swathed in rich plywood, two wall-mounted light sources stand out. "I am obsessed with them,
The outdoor areas were designed with two perspectives in mind. “Typically people focus on making the house look beautiful from the outside,” says Briana. “Because of all the windows, I wanted to also consider how we experience the outside from the inside.
On Bainbridge Island, Jim and Hannah Cutler created a cabin for reading and working. Sited just steps from the main house, it’s a welcoming retreat that the father and daughter share.
The enlarged garage and the new ADU addition comprise 750 square feet in total.
One of two fireplaces in the home, this maintains all of the original brick from when the house was built.
The living room displays ceramics from Artisafire, a South African nonprofit pottery studio.
The cabin is constructed predominantly with plywood that Christie finished with a custom whitewash of 4:1 water to white paint, with a dash of green. "I wanted it pale,
In a break from his regular programming, lighting designer Brendan Ravenhill built a floating sauna that’s a love letter to New England’s functional but cozy architecture. With friends and family, Brendan makes an occasion of rowing out to the sauna for a sweat followed by a cold plunge during the summer.
The organic placement of the windows echoes the knots on the trunks of the surrounding trees.
The eco-friendly escape is powered by solar panels and a wind turbine—and it even includes a full bath.
“We call it the Traveler because it will travel to you, you can travel to it, or you travel within it, into your own healthy world," says the Coexist team.
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Cabin in La Juanita section
The rooftop garden planters were developed using computer software that eliminated the need for screws or glue. They hold an array of local plants and also funnel rainwater into a collection tank below.
“We pulled apart one volume and staggered it along the buildable area of the property,” says architect Matthew Ahlberg of Portland firm Barrett Made. The home is clad in unfinished cedar, meant to weather over time.
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