Cabins

The home was originally built as a birding cabin in the early 20th century.

Partially hidden from the main driveway, the cottage is accessed by a meandering stone path—you can't drive a car up to it. "It's not conventionally convenient,

Natural light was extra important to Aaron, as this space functions as his art studio, too.

Wrapped in glass on three sides, the Woodnest tree houses offer panoramic views of the surroundings mountains and fjord.

Greg Knapp and Robyn Traynor worked with architect Peter Braithwaite to design a nature retreat for their family on a slice of Canadian wilderness. It has two shed-roofed structures joined by a boardwalk elevated above a preexisting walking path on the couple’s land.

The extended section of the A-frame continues with cedar shingles and large glass panels for its lower half.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing and a linear skylight help welcome the landscape within the cabin’s small footprint.

Cost, indecision, and the scale of the project, which included the original 4,000-square-foot home and a sizable addition, all slowed the pace, but so did the couple’s desire to honor the intent of the original architect, Charles P. Winter, who designed the house in 1972. “It made me think about every move we made,” says Rick.

The home is elevated to allow for humidity protection and ventilation, but also in order to protect the biodiversity of the forest floor.

Extra-wide concrete pillars help to support the studio at its core.

As if the views over Lake Porovesi in central Finland weren’t inspiration enough, this shingle-clad workspace is a world unto itself, providing its filmmaker owner with a "private place for appreciating cinema,

Thanks to Kabina’s clever system of interlocking joints, all you need is a rubber hammer to assemble it.

"It's not close to highways,