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Moving Wall House Offers Privacy & Openness

This moving wall house designed by Olson Kundig Architects is a great escape offering privacy when you need it, and openness when you want it. We love the idea of this wood cabin design on San Juan Island in Washington State; a compact cottage with the most unusual feature – timber walls that fold up for privacy, and fold down to reveal a glass wall house with breathtaking views in every direction of the surrounding countryside. Inside, a fireplace feature ... Continue >

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Eco Chic Home Design: Amazing Finland Cabin!

Finnish architects Avanto Architects got back to their roots when designing this eco chic home design right in their own backyard. Dubbed the “4 Corners House,” it features four views, each through a floor to ceiling glass wall. In the true tradition of Nordic architecture, this small house design is simplicity at its finest. A straightforward facade, dark and dramatic, is a stunning contrast to both the home’s snowy surroundings and to its bright-white minimalist interiors, clad in wood with ... Continue >

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City Cottage, Finland Style!

This city cottage offers the best of both worlds – urban conveniences and a country retreat. Finnish architects Verstas designed this compact cottage with big ambitions of nature, comfort, convenience and contemporary style – a combination that’s hard to come by! Located in Lauttasaari, Finland, this compact home design measures just 14m2, but it comfortably accommodates a family of four with everything you want and need to enjoy the simpler things in life. Just two kilometers from their family house ... Continue >

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Small Cottage Plan by Rural Design

A sunny spot on Scotland’s landscape, this small cottage plan by UK-based Rural Design has all the makings of a perfect countryside getaway – peace and quiet, great views and the sparkling waterfront always within view. The wood clad house features a distinctive sloped roof and an understated, timber exterior befitting of a relaxed rural retreat. This raised house plan was designed as such to maximize the sun to the south and the views to the north. The glazed north ... Continue >

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Vacation House Plans – A-Frame

Designed by William O’Brien Jr., the assistant professor of Architecture in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this unusual vacation house plan is an A-frame house in the forest that stands out among the trees. Described as a “cabin of curiosities,” the Allandale House shelters not just its residents, but also their collection of wines, rare books, stuffed birds and an elk mount. Small but sweet, this compact vacation cottage provides a retreat from all the hustle and bustle. The forest setting is as ... Continue >

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