Erin Miller

On Blakely Island in Washington’s San Juan Island Archipelago, Seattle-based Wittman Estes has created a 400-square-foot guest cabin that makes a small footprint feel remarkably open. Suspended on stilts above the forest, the compact cabin looks out across the Salish Sea while sitting between a large glacial erratic boulder and a mature Douglas fir tree.

Families are paying 46% more for youth sports than five years ago. Here's where Hampton Roads parents can find deals on gear and lessons

Youth sports costs are up 46%. Here's how Hampton Roads families can save on gear, lessons and more.

Designed by Strand Design, this modern ranch house in Minneapolis, Minnesota, occupies a hillside location beside a densely wooded park. During summer, the trees create a secluded, retreat-like atmosphere, while the arrival of winter reveals views toward the Minneapolis downtown skyline and makes the home’s proximity to the city much more apparent.

At first glance, Split Mass Residence in Banten, Indonesia, might look like a contemporary family home. Designed by K-Thengono Design Studio, however, the house has another role, the ground floor accommodates office and meeting spaces, while the levels above transition into private living areas and a series of increasingly open recreational spaces.

The 129,000-square-foot store on East Little Creek Road will feature a CVS Pharmacy, wider aisles, a larger grocery section, and next-day home delivery

Located in Franca, São Paulo, Casa da Mata, or Forest House, was designed by Lucas Gonçalves Architecture for a family that values a serene lifestyle and a close relationship with nature. The home sits on a site surrounded by native woodland and preserved forest, with the natural changes in elevation helping to shape the architectural concept.

In Sydney, Australia, Luigi Rosselli Architects has completed The Books House, a home designed by Luigi Rosselli and Kristina Sahlestrom around an unusual architectural idea, a pile of books sitting on a table. What began with three books casually stacked by the wife of a calligrapher became the starting point for a house made from layered concrete slabs, sandstone, curved walls and a series of spaces that reveal themselves as you move through the home.

In Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Thellend Fortin Architectes designed Long Horizontals, a house shaped by its dramatic position overlooking the St. Lawrence River estuary. Built on a steep, rocky headland, the home takes its cues from the landscape, opening toward the river and the horizon while remaining relatively unobtrusive from the street.

In Clifton Hill, Australia, architecture firm Mihaly Slocombe has transformed an unassuming Edwardian weatherboard cottage into Fringe Dweller, a family home designed to accommodate three growing children while making much more of its unusual position opposite Quarries Park Reserve.