The Backcountry Hut Company proudly announces that its innovative Two-Storey Prefabricated Cabin, the System 02, has been honored with the Construction Product Design of the Year at the esteemed BLT Design Awards.
“Pointer Perch,” a Fishers Island, NY retreat completed in 2022, is sited high on a rocky hill overlooking The mantra for the design of the 1,200 square foot house was to build just what was needed for a couple and their dog, and nothing more.
Set on a six-acre site, this contemporary house in Colorado is designed by CCY Architects to engage with three distinct mountain biomes: a dense evergreen forest to the south, a native Gambel Oak landscape to the north, and an Aspen grove between the two.
Perched on ten acres in the hills overlooking Napa Valley, this rural homestead was designed for a family of three seeking a more peaceful life away from the city. After a wildfire destroyed Aidlin Darling Design’s original, mid-construction design, the family was determined to rebuild the modern, resilient home that embraced the agrarian vernacular of the father’s European roots.
Designed for an extended family of three generations, this one-storey cottage is situated on a peninsula with a panoramic view over Lake Catchacoma. Defined by its three volumes, the cottage coexists within an opening of a mature forest where a previous structure once stood.
Positioned within the calm landscape of Prazeres, Casa Prazeres by Atelier Ornelas took shape through close collaboration between the architect and the client. The client sought a vacation home that would stand apart from typical local constructions, thus presenting a creative challenge.
Set low against a north-facing hillside on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, the Bayview Tree House settles seamlessly among spotted gum eucalypts and, moreover, catches glimpses of Pittwater and Lion Island beyond. Initially, the project began with the bones of a 1970s brick-and-weatherboard beach house
In the lush backcountry of Greenwich, Connecticut, Greenwich House balances privacy and openness with understated elegance. Designed by Murdock Solon Architects, this home sits on 5.9 acres of wooded terrain bordered by wetlands, creating a natural sanctuary.
