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The roof supports a vegetable garden where anything form squash to grapes can be grown. In addition to serving as gathering place during the summer, a large skylight admits illumination into the rooms below.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing and a linear skylight help welcome the landscape within the cabin’s small footprint.

These wood-wrapped spaces take oriented strand board to new heights.

The smallest and most affordable of the builder's lineup, the Rast (or Rest, in English) was designed with short stays in mind.

Norske Mikrohus tells us that demand is growing for their four turnkey tiny home models—but the company cautions against high international shipping costs.

According to Eric, a lot of thought went into the connection between the two sides of the house. Part of that included keeping the original siding. To match it on the addition, he worked with GAF Weatherside, which made identical cement board shingles. "They have a crenelated surface that, when the light hits it, gives a very interesting textured effect," he says.

Clément and Eleonora’s farmhouse in Teaneck, New Jersey was originally built in 1734, then given a larger gambrel roof addition to reach its current size in 1787. With its thick walls made of New Jersey sandstone—the same material used to build Manhattan brownstones—local historical records note that it’s an excellent example of early stone houses in the area.

Polished concrete floors provides beneficial thermal mass in wintertime.

The concrete-and-steel home by Faulkner Architects gives one family a refined escape in the mountains of Northern California.

The new addition and old building were clad in the same red timber for a cohesive look.

"One of the main problems with the house before was that you were a little isolated, it was hard to get out to the environment," says Gylfir. Doors and windows galore solve that problem in the renovated home.

One of the biggest challenges of the project was just finding solid ground to build upon. “We just dug and dug, nearly five meters down. It looked like an area of war,” says Gylfir.

Sited in rural Pennsylvania, The 5,390 square foot residence consists of the main house, and adjacent garage where the residents now store the boat that was once their home.

Originally lacking views of the scenic landscape, the home’s new dormer windows and sliding glass doors open it up to its surroundings on the reconfigured south facade.

Overlooking the farmhouse orchard and garden, a new dormer at the home’s north facade incorporates windows for the primary bathroom and hall on the upper level.

With two small windows infilled, and the others replaced, the home’s east facade preserves the spirit of the original farmhouse. An exaggerated roof overhang to the south shelters the back porch.

The screen was a cheaper option than glass, and diffuses the light to the interiors.