A selection of cabins at b-Home Studio, a “collaborative construction of small scale vernacular, experimental, and visionary architecture samples” in Catskill, New York. Photographs by Tamara Beckwith
In the depths of Glen Etive, amidst the endless hum of cold rivers, a small sauna stays resilient in the storm. Made by @—a Leith, Edinburgh-based design-and-build company—this isn’t just any sauna. It’s meant to thrive here, among the mist-laden pea...
Located amid a Swedish nature reserve, Raven is a houseboat project intended to create an immersive stay on the water. It floats on Lake Navardalen and measures a compact 47 square meters (500 square feet), offering a retreat where modern distraction...
For Rent: Stay on an island with a cottage for two, sauna, hot tub, and plunge pool right around you.
Ostrov Písník, a secluded retreat near Roudnice in the Czech Republic, is around an hour east of Prague. Visitors cross on a special wooden raft to...
Located in the Vysočina Highlands of central Czech Republic, this bath house belongs to Braasi Woods, an off-grid summer colony. The closest village is roughly 2 km away.
The camp is made up of yurts, a metal hangar for tractors and tools, plus feat...
Inside this van is something special...
Designed by Maruán Attia, the Cocoon Freelancer brings a fresh approach to mobile living with a structure made entirely from untreated wood, without chemicals, glue, or plastics. Traditional alpine houses and ...
In a coastal redwood grove in Northern California, has introduced its latest creation: Rivendllë, an exceptional treehouse inspired by elven architecture and a family’s wish for a raised retreat. This 100-square-foot space features curved rafters, a...
In Normandy’s Fermanville, architect @ transformed a small, neglected fisherman’s cabin into a minimalist retreat focused on nature. Originally a 1950s concrete block with a corrugated roof, it was redesigned to optimize its 12-square-meter space wit...
Melissa and Adam wrote to us from Weber Canyon, Utah:
“We’d love to share our cabin, @, which was built in 1978 by a man named Bob Rudy. He constructed it from a kit over the course of several years with help from friends and family. We met him by c...
Whitecap Alpine’s alpine sauna sits on a boulder platform 1,800 metres above sea level, overlooking a glacial lake in the South Chilcotin Mountains near Whistler, British Columbia. The backcountry skiing and hiking lodge developed it with owner Lars ...
Floating calmly in the harbor off Little Cranberry Island, Maine, is a cedar-shingled sauna designed by Brendan Ravenhill. Friends and family helped build the structure during a single summer, creating a compact timber-framed hybrid of Scandinavian s...
Designed by architect Michael Quirk, this 120-sq-ft (11-sq-m) off-grid cabin in the Colorado woods was created to showcase sustainable building practices. It uses locally sourced and recycled materials, along with carbon-negative features such as hem...
Near Montauk, New York, this small guest cabin has all the fixings. Constructed on an existing foundation, its 12' x 15' footprint is smaller than a single-car garage, yet it is packed with the functionality of a house four times larger. The kitchen ...
An off-grid cabin in Quebec’s wilderness
writes: “My cabin runs entirely on solar power. I collect rainwater and store it in a 5,800 L tank, heat the place with a wood stove, and cut the wood from my own forest. After seven years, I’ve just finished...