Inspiration

A ladder incorporated in the mezzanine bedroom leads to a spacious roof terrace.

Perched quietly on the dunes of New Zealand’s Coromandel Peninsula, Hut on Sleds serves as a small, sustainable beach retreat for a family of five.

Keeping sustainability in mind, the architects have cladded the structure's interior with timber.

"A small volume at the rear is clad in contrasting 'flat sheet,' a cheap building material found in many traditional holiday homes," explains the firm.

Double-height, steel-framed glass doors connect the entire home to its beachfront setting.

“The steeply sloping site provides three unique spaces—the living attic, the pool deck, and the garden terrace.”

One of Catherine’s favorite design elements are the large skylights in the kitchen and bathroom: “You look straight up in the shower into the Ponderosa pines. It’s beautiful,” she says.

The architects added a cork wall behind the bed for a layer of warmth within the space.

One of the benefits of building into the hillside is that Catherine and her dog, Lydia, are able to access the home's rooftop deck.

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.

Portrait of David Barsoum and Niky Sampedro in their store Carefully Picked in Chicago, Illinois IL, with light wood floor and white podiums holding curving blue and red chairs, a light wood chair with green cushion, and a set of nesting coffee tables.

The home's archetypal form rises from the windswept caatinga, a vast stretch of flat, semiarid land where the northeastern tip of the country juts into the Atlantic.

The larch veranda has no railing, so it appears to float in the lush meadow.

A wood sleeping berth with built-in storage helps to delineate the bedroom from the living area in the open-concept cabin.

Thoughtful details include leather cabinet and drawer pulls.

The nearly 650-square-foot cabin has just enough interior space for a relaxed weekend getaway.

Out of The Valley just completed their latest project, the Holly Water Cabin—and it’s available for rent.