A captivating, stylish, and impressive collection of pioneering small homes that establish relationships with nature, leading architects, homeowners, and dreamers to reconsider the ways we can live and thrive. Architects are increasingly striving to integrate their residences into the environment with minimal desire to disrupt nature, creating homes that float on water or hang in trees. This book reveals 51 designs that bring residences into nature, even allowing the natural environment to enter their walls, prioritizing sustainability and carbon footprint.

Each home in the collection has been carefully selected for its innovative and captivating design, affordable scale, and stunning location, whether it is wrapped in the earth or rising high among the tree trunks, surrounded by cool waters or adapted to the warmth of the desert. Energy consumption concerns can dictate a green path in some cases, while their complete integration into the environment offers the satisfaction of no contradiction with the world, a form of escape to the primal garden or, more precisely, a return to fundamental and undeniable values.

The book's collection spans the globe—from a remote cove on Bruny Island (Tasmania) to an isolated beach in Nicaragua or a cabin suspended over a fjord in Norway. It represents the architectural avant-garde of today, as well as established firms working at the forefront of 21st-century design, such as Tom Kundig from the Olson Kundig practice in Seattle and Snøhetta from Oslo. With a wealth of photographs showcasing each home from the inside and outside, along with plans, Houses Natural/Natural Houses offers inspiration—and tranquility.

Pages: 304, Dimensions: 22.9x22.9cm