The octagon cabin that they call home.

The octagonal master bedroom juts out over the garden.

An octagonal cabin boasts a lofted sleeping area with views of the forest outside.

The interior of the Pinecone is a 100-square-foot octagon, however the tree house can be custom made in a larger size.

The octagonal shape of the floor plan, which evolves into a hexagon at the roof, is emphasized with the exposed plywood trusses.

Sited at the corner of Park Avenue and 77th Street, the 3,025-square-foot apartment features an elongated, octagonal foyer with 10-foot-high ceilings and lustrous, herringbone-pattern original hardwood floors.

Unlike the ornate exterior, there wasn’t much interior detail left to reuse—but the Berniers did their best. Dan says, “There was a wall that had octagonal shapes in it that we took out, and when we rebuilt it, we kept the shapes.”

"I get my design inspiration from cabins of the past, from the world of fantasy both in movies and books, and in that childlike part of my imagination that I’m continually trying to preserve," says designer and builder Jacob Witzling, who crafts one-of-a-kind tiny homes, using salvaged scraps from local lumber mills and building sites, as well as materials found in nature. Witzling’s design for a 135-square-foot cabin with an octagonal base and an octagonal pyramid roof was built with plenty of help from his lifelong friend Wesley Daughenbaugh. Each of the designer’s creations are built off the electric grid, instead powered by a 12-volt D/C system using deep cycle batteries. Drinking, cooking, and bathing water is collected from a well, and a composting toilet is located in a separate outhouse structure.

The en suite bathroom showcases octagonal tile flooring and recessed ceiling lights with an octagonal pattern.

Dubbed "the octagon

The Octagon Casita

KIARA OCTAGONAL TRAY

FIRTH OCTAGONAL TRAY

A view into the center of the octagon.

Octagonal (oktagonal) shape house. Design benefits derive from the geometry of an octagon. The efficient shape minimizes external surface area and makes for efficient heating and cooling, and more natural light.

Octagon seating area

Octagonal Huts Floor Plan

Interior of the octagonal thatched hut

Section W W_ (Octagonal Huts)

Octagon of the Horse Barn Matches the Round Pen

Octagonal bedroom with super tall ceilings and loft above

Diagrid Octagon Cufflinks in Sterling Silver www.cfflnks.com

Diagrid Octagon Cufflinks in Plated Rose Gold www.cfflnks.com

The octagonal room is two stories high with windows to the view and the tall redwood trees.

Tall windows invite warm natural light into one of the many octagonal-shaped sitting areas.

A fireplace with Miamond Marma mirror tile which leads into a 18ft octagon shape ensuite.

Octagon No. 89, 2008, Tape, acrylic on panel, 24 x 48 inches

Octagon No. 87, 2008, Tape, acrylic on panel, 24 x 48 inches

We added octagonal tile as a colorful kitchen backsplash in a purposefully non-uniform pattern for a punchy kick.

3 Octagon windows keep the light coming all the way through even the interior walls

Shaped as a half octagon, the screened porch overlooks professionally landscaped lawns with brick paver walkways.

The Octagonal Living Unit is a eco-friendly, $35,000 pre-fab kit house for sale at sculptorhouse.com

Metro Super Octagon Matte White with Glossy Black Dot by Merola Tile Photo courtesy of Home Depot

The eight petals of this modular table can be magnetically linked to form a large octagonal surface, or separated and aligned into different arrangements.

The newly remodeled guest bathroom with white subway tile and dark slate octagonal-shaped tile flooring is a much improved 3/4 bath.