Off-Grid

The roof is obtusely angled to optimize solar energy collection.

This little home in Wellington, New Zealand, was designed for a couple with a focus on economical materials and magnificent vistas.

Arcana is a movement that bridges the divide between urban and wild life by providing creative, science-backed experiences and educational content that allows people to readily access nature's healing qualities.

Cowboy Modernism is the end effect. The home is designed to reduce solar heat gain, maximize views from every room, and provide plenty of shade.

Kynttilä is a modest, off-grid hut located on a narrow arm of the Nunnanniemi peninsula in Eastern Finland, built as a prefab meditation cottage with a 150 square foot construction to stimulate visual and spiritual attention without distraction.

A pair of Corten-clad houses with slanted roofs constitute a natural refuge in Washington built by US architect David Van Galen and his wife.

Gawthorne's Hut, a holiday Airbnb rental in Australia's Mudgee Valley, lures tourists without disrupting the nature, with all of its creature amenities hidden behind a steel shed roof.