There are places in the world that feel very much connected to the rest of the world, no matter how far afield they are, and then there are places that feel as if no matter how far you walk across them, you will never return to where you started. That’s how it felt to me, [...]
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When David and Susan Scott built their first project after setting up their own architectural shop, they chose a place on Vancouver Island where “the mountain is a poorly guarded secret which anyone would fall in love with at first sight due to its incredible terrain and snow and the committed friendly locals that run [...]
January: “We’re in the midst of a snowstorm; it’s raging like they used to do when we were children. All the houses are white, the snow has even blown onto the windows; we can’t see out any more. We are in a fairy house, basking in the warmth and playing with our grandchildren. Tomorrow we’re [...]
This cabin was erected in 1870 in the Haute-Savoie, France, 40 years before the nearby town of Megeve was built in direct response to the popularity of skiing in St. Moritz, a planned ski community designed to cater to French aristocracy, and it was swanky from the get-go. The cabin, or chalet perhaps, since its [...]
Although the “InBetween House” located 95 miles northwest of Tokyo, in Karuizawa, Nagano, looks like a hodgepodge of boxes, its design is anything but random. Five cottages are linked to one another through the creative use of space between them and sheltered via a connected roof. Each cottage is set 30 degrees or 60 degrees [...]
The Alps are filled with modern interpretations of the mountain refuge, some so wild it seems as if their only goal was to thumb their nose at tradition. Far more subtle and restrained are when owners remodel the old and classic, keeping the exterior timeless and humble, while making the interior slick as a stainless [...]
I approach Weekend Cabin from two perspectives. The first is from a personal viewpoint — does this cabin call to me on some fundamental human level? Do I want to be there, stay there, and linger? The second is a bit more objective — I look at the dwelling as a statement about man, structure, [...]
This is the dopest RV you’ve ever seen. Built by Wheelhaus in Wilson, Wyoming, and seen here in the form of the Fireside Resort right next door, the “Wedge” cabin is what’s called a recreational park trailer, or RPT. These shelters are considered recreational vehicles and can be towed to campgrounds or RV parks with [...]
Reasonable concerns about Shining-style insanity aside, there probably isn’t an outdoor person alive who wouldn’t want to be snowed in for a weekend, a week, maybe an entire winter. The fire lookouts of the North Cascades, Washington, sit empty and inaccessible, buried under some of the biggest snows in the world. Imagine being hunkered down [...]
Thanksgiving kicks off the holidays, and for many of us that means a renewed emphasis on families — rousing gatherings, big meals, the chaos of multiple generations under one roof. This restored farmhouse near Snowdonia National Park in North Wales looks like a terrific solution for a clan that appreciates sustainability and doesn’t mind roughing [...]
The Mountain Lodge located in Bruksvallarna, Sweden, isn’t much to look at, and that’s exactly the point. Architect Peter Sahlin has been visiting this region of Sweden 350 miles northwest of Stockholm since he was a child, and when he decided to build a getaway here he wanted it to fit in with the rural, [...]
Location, location, location. Molly’s Cabin, three and a half hours north of Toronto, is built on the bones of the continent eight miles from the nearest road or marina. Anchored to the igneous Precambrian rock of the Canadian Shield, it’s perched on a 2.8-acre island in Georgian Bay, a wing of Lake Huron, where it [...]
Bali’s Green Village isn’t just a remarkably refined jungle settlement, it’s a proof of concept and living laboratory on the powerful and sustainable nature of bamboo. Set along the Alung River about 25 minutes from Ubud and 35 minutes from the coast, the community (there are three houses so far) is an extension of the [...]
There’s no confusing the shared DNA between the rolling huts of Winthrop, Washington, in the Methow Valley and the Delta Shelter, in Mazama — the confident hand of Olson Kundig Architects is evident in the boxy shapes, the exposed metal, and vaguely Star Warsian flavor. Modern yet hinting of tradition. The rolling huts — or [...]
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