Retreats

The sleeping cabin perches on a rocky rise near the Floating House; Meredith imagines these two as a start of a string of buildings that will wrap around the island.

Whether it’s cross-country skiing in the winter or trail running in the summer, the 330-foot home’s minimalist design encourages Catherine to be outside in the surrounding landscape throughout the year.

The home is currently being rented out to recoup some building costs, and the owners are considering a permanent move after their daughter leaves for college.

FMT Estudio gives a stark and dated dwelling a playful renovation that embraces the sunny climate with lush courtyards and a poolside veranda.

Two adjoining living rooms are connected sliding glass doors that open to a spacious deck.

Hebra Arquitectos used charred timber and local stone to craft an elemental home that blends into its rugged setting.

The owners toured this home, which surrounds a mature tipu tipu tree, while visiting relatives for the day. The brick is original to the 1947 construction.

- Leelanau County, Michigan Dwell Magazine : September / October 2017

The home is built into its grassy-dune landscape (icluding a day-lit lower level) yet still appears to float over its terrain.

Designed by 25:8 Architecture, the high-flying addition provides a couple with an elevated lookout—and space to stretch their wings.

Dimensions X was founded in 2020 by entrepreneur Oscar Martin and architect Peter Stutchbury to answer one question: How can prefab housing be more site-responsive? Their answer is the modular cross-laminated timber OM-1, a roughly 600-square-foot cabin where everything from its dimensions to its envelope can be optimized and adjusted to better suit its environment, and its owner.

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

“Sometimes you go with emotions rather than logic,” says Woodhull founder Caleb Johnson. “I just wanted to renovate the little Pizza Hut look-alike my son told me looked like a blowfish.”