The Sooke house, made for a woman and her dog sits on a rocky knoll where the forest meets the sea. A small clearing nested among the trees upon the knoll provides slices of ocean and mountains through the trunks of the large pacific northwest rainforest.
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Cedar-Clad Cabin Inspired by Scandinavian Design and the Hygge Mindset
The 600 square foot, cedar-clad cabin, built sustainably off-grid, is located on Greg’s family farm in the Ohio Valley. Documented as an episode of Discovery Network’s Building Off the Grid series …
Hood Cliff Retreat / Wittman Estes Architecture + Landscape
A series of family cabins hidden in the forest and overlooking Washington’s Hood Canal, the Hood Cliff Retreat is located on a 1.13 acre site atop a bluff on a wooded site on the western shore of Hood Canal in the Pacific Northwest.
Cadaval & Solà-Morales Designs a Y-Shaped House in the Deep Forests of Mexico
The Y-Shaped house stands like a tripod, to privilege views to the valley but also wants to ensure to cover, radially, the whole environment. A series of enclosed spaces and courtyards succede each other and are distinguished by their use, closely linked to sun exposure. In the center, a covered outdoors space
A Cabin House in the Norwegian Forest for a Geologist and His Family
Mork-Ulnes Architects have recently completed Mylla, a compact yet expansive cabin north of Oslo in the Norwegian forest. Mylla breaks apart the traditional rectangular cabin house plan into a pinwheel which radiates into the landscape to both frame four distinct views
Muraste Cottage in Estonia by KUU Architects
The concept of the Muraste cottage is based on the archetypal koda, which has been modernized in form and function. The cottage in Muraste consists three koda units – one for sauna, one for livingroom / kitchen and one for bedroom / bathroom.
