Tucked away on a remote lake three hours northeast of Helsinki, this quaint cottage with a detached sauna is an intimate weekend hideaway enshrouded by nature.
Situated on a modest plot in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, this ridgetop home is clad with white-painted timber boards referencing the traditional fishing cottages of the area.
Taking its name from the Y shape of its plan, this getaway in Alberta is entirely clad in weathering steel, lending it an earthy patina suited to its rural setting.
Just north of Vicenza, a modest residence topped with a pyramidal roof incorporates traditional, low-carbon materials—wood, thatch, and lime plaster—adapted to modern-day construction processes.
This island-bound villa in Spain features fluted, sand-colored concrete walls sliced by ribbon windows, terraces, and patios, creating a dynamic composition of solid and void, heaviness and lightness.