Surfside Residence | By Steven Harris Architects

You can order this tiny prefab cabin for under $22K and place it anywhere you desire. Mono is the culmination of years of engineering and design, with every detail meticulously planned, and every material tirelessly sourced. The little retreat measures nine feet wide, 12 feet high, and 16 feet across, including a four-foot covered deck. These measurements are intentional, as they require no permits in most of North America. The compact structure uses a single-engine...
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Husband and wife Tom and Danielle Raffield had already set up a successful business using steam to bend wood into beautiful furniture. Now they have decided to turn their talent into creating a spectacular family home with a wraparound balcony, spa-like bathrooms and glass corridors. As with their furniture pieces, the couple used steam-bent timber to cover this extension to an old gamekeepers lodge in Cornwall, southwest England. The new structure is concealed behi...
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Designed by Brazilian studio Jacobsen Arquitetura, this gorgeous beach house project is located on the coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The house features a metallic structure and materials such as charred wood in the facades, sawed granites on the floors and natural wood in the linings, creating a palette of colors and textures that coexist perfectly with the rustic and sophisticated imprints. The property has two floors, the lower is composed by the main entrance, gara...
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