The clients wanted to expand their 19^th century brick townhouse in a landmark district to bring in more light and views to the interior.

Two retirees approached architect Heather Roberge, principal of Los Angeles-based firm Murmur, to design their dream house'they wanted a quirky dwelling that connected to the surrounding landscape.

The clients initially asked the architects to design a relatively small, one-story cabin, but later became curious about the view above the treetops.

A Toronto family of five wanted to replace their 800-square-foot, poorly insulated, tin-roof cabin dating to the 1950s with a four-season house to accommodate extended family and guests.

A family wanted a light-filled, modern beach house that was spacious enough for gatherings, but intimate enough for a winter retreat.

he clients sought a house that was durable, sustainable, and offered privacy in an urban environment.

A family in Mill Valley, California had Japanese firm Koji Tsutsui & Associates design a structure that would function as both an office and a home so the family could spend more time together.

Site Size: 5,225 square feet Project Size: 1,104.4 square feet Program: The clients—a family with two children—asked Austrian firm Marte.Marte Architects to build a minimal alpine vacation house. Solution: The architects designed Mountain Cabin, a poured-in-place concrete four-story structure in the Laternser Valley in western Austria, which sits on a sloping ravine near a convent near the edge of a forest. Reminiscent of a medieval fortress, the house is a small monolithic tower with a square floor plan. Irregularly placed windows puncture the thick, rough walls and spaces appear to be carved from a solid block, especially at the midsection

After purchasing a picturesque property on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Landscape Architect Nancy Krieg commissioned a permanent dwelling by Norwegian firm Saunders Architecture.