Workshop/APD Marrying the Old & New
Karine Monié
Matt Berman, one of the founding principals of New York-based Workshop/APD, is a believer in the transformative power of good design demostrated in this former miner’s cabin.
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Studio Rick Joy’s Tubac House: Of the Heavens & Earth
Jenn Thornton
Even by Studio Rick Joy’s standards, Tubac House is of uncommon stature. Located south of Tucson, roughly 25 miles from the northern Mexico border, the project exploits and explores a relationship to worlds both immediate and distant.
Richard Beard & Kelly Hohla Weaving Everything Together
The elegance and functionality of the 12,000-square-foot, six-bedroom home, which is characterized by structures and walls that define exterior courtyards and interior areas, fits the needs of a family.
Boutiquehomes’ Casa Sisal in Yucatan is Contemporary Art
In the Land of Mexican Architect Luis Barragán, a Contemporary Casa With Historical References is a Tribute to…
In the Elements with Heliotrope Architects
In Washington State, the San Juan Islands—90 miles north of Seattle—are well worth a visit. For some city dwellers, the islands have become a refuge where one can leave the pace of urban living behind for a weekend or longer.
Discreet Hidden Havens & Retreats
Whether basking in sun or shrouded in shade, small environments made spacious present a case for cabin fever.
Ed Kaminsky’s Sky Pine Estate Offers the Total Package
Wendy Bowman
From painstaking attention to detail to captivating lake views to impressive amenities and more. Definitely a one-of-a-kind personal retreat, this castle-esque property also offers the ultimate in privacy, ideal for detaching from the rest of the world.
Greg Warner of Walker Warner Architects Reinventing Hawaiian Tradition
Spread over a 1.5-acre site and surrounded by a field of lava and native grasses, Greg Warner, principal at Walker Warner Architects’ project was inspired by traditional villages of the island, usually organized in loose clusters.
The Ohana House by Cutler Anderson Architects on Hawaii’s North Shore
On a generous plot of land where sugar cane was farmed for over a century, the wind blows unrelentingly. Here, on a hillside at the end of a road, the 2,000-square-foot Ohana House by Jim Cutler of award-winning Cutler Anderson Architects is a work of architecture as remarkable as the land upon which it sits.
Architect Jim Olson of Olson Kundig is Inspired by Art & Nature
A unique approach guided the design of this 13,000-square-foot oceanside property—with an infinity pool running along its central axis—that belongs to a couple from California.
Zach Both & Nicole Lopez Transform the Modern Yurt
The yurt—that portable, tent-like structure used by nomadic tribes—comes from ancient origins but is having a moment. In truth it’s never gone away.