The OS House designed by Johnsen Schmaling Architects is a contemporary style home, from its unusual layout to its brightly frames windows. But like many of the firm's signature "rustic" designs, this one has a distinct country feel, despite its ... Continue >
The Camouflage House designed by multi-award winning firm Johnsen Schmaling Architects is a rustic, woody home nestled in a similar setting - rustic and woody, here in Green Lake, Wisconsin. This lake house design echoes its forest surroundings, both in ... Continue >
Seattle architecture firm McClellan Architects designed this lake house as an ode to nature, but not in the usual country-cottage way. The steel frame is grand in its scale and construction, enclosing large expanses of glass that blur the boundary ... Continue >
Architect Brian Mac of Birdseye Design created the Cantilever House in Dunmore, Vermont. Opposites attract in this contemporary style lake house, where dark, dramatic, geometric exterior meets white, clean, minimalist interior. The dual volume house sits suspended in a northerner's ... Continue >
Catalyst Architects are the brainchild of this cottage-style copper house in Copenhagen, which takes note from nature for its materials, its overall aesthetic and the interior design. The result is a refreshing, relaxing space to call "home." Join us ... Continue >
If you love waterfront living, check out this floating lake house by Designs Northwest Architects. We love the relaxed look and feel of this awesome floating house on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington, there's no escaping the nautical theme. The ... Continue >
This prefab cottage home designed by architect Charlie Lazor is modern yet modern - the perfect mix for a sweet retreat! This northern Wisconsin lake house enjoys a stunning Lake Superior location, but this serene spot actually posed a problem ... Continue >
This luxury resort house design is what we call a “dream getaway”! Located in Cotswolds – the quaint heart of England – this lake house is a resort style home by Mark Davison, the head of design at Yoo. The ... Continue >
Geometric house architect Katrin Oggesen of Archibald Buero designed this German house plan just outside Potsdam – an unlikely addition to its natural surroundings. A structure of stacked and twisted cubes, this narrow lot house design sits on a 240m2 ... Continue >
This eco house in the Muskoka Lakes area of northern Ontario is the perfect peaceful getaway with style to boot! Designed by Canadian architects Altius Architecture, the 3,200-sq.-ft. stone house blends beautifully with the rocky Canadian Shield backdrop. And in ... Continue >
The lure of the great outdoors is hard to resist with this rustic cottage style by Canadian architects Cathy Garrido and Andy Thomson, of Toronto-based Altius Architecture. This lake house in picturesque Perth, Ontario isn’t exactly what we would call ... Continue >
Inside and out, this contemporary glass cube house by Canadian architects GH3 is not your typical lake house. Set on Stoney Lake, Ontario, this cube structure boasts a glass-enclosed upper area featuring a stunning two-storey living room and open concept ... Continue >
It’s but a modest wedge in comparison to this magnificent Naantali, Finland landscape, but this lake house is anything but “modest.” Designed by Finnish architecture firm Huttunen Lipasti Pakkanen, this cool hillside home plan really is all about its natural ... Continue >
This lake view house design in Brissago, Switzerland was created by architect Daniele Claudio Taddei, nestled in an idyllic setting that offered plenty of inspiration. Set in a vineyard overlooking a lake, a mountain range and the Italian countryside to ... Continue >
Atlanta-based architecture firm Lord, Aeck & Sargent is the brain behind this beautiful rustic timber home design in Rutledge, Georgia. This house made of trees is also in the trees, making it a true “treehouse” by all accounts. Designed for ... Continue >
