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Artist’s Studio, Harpswell, Maine by Petra Simmons
Photography by A. William Frederick.
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Customizable log home and cabin kits by Honka Log Homes
Details, more credits and models are available on the Finnish company’s website.
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How to Build a 12×20 Cabin for Only $2,200
Jimmy is one of the makers on instructables.com, a website full of user-created do-it-yourself projects. From Jimmy’s Instructables page: “Building a cabin yourself is much more economical than buying a prefab storage shed. The cost of materials for this build, including doors and windows, was around $2,200, which was about the same price as the install would have been on one of this large size if I’d purchased it from a hardware store. I know this for a fact because six years ago I bought a 12×16 shed from a well-known company close to where I live and it cost $2,000 for them to build it and drop it off.…
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The Pine Lake Cottage, Perth, Ontario by Altius Architecture
The Pine Lake Cottage emphasizes affordability with an eye for efficiency. Emerging from the tear down of the previous residence, this cottage was built entirely on the existing foundation. In addition to being a cost effective solution this strategy also minimized the buildings impact on the surrounding natural environment.
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Topanga Cabin, Los Angeles, California by Mason St. Peter
From the architect’s website: “It all began when we were invited to see our friends studio in Topanga Canyon. We instantly fell in love with the place. There were a few day-use studios on the property but none of them were available. We started a dialogue with the owner and he encouraged us to build our own space with his materials. We initiated the task of clearing the site, cataloging the materials and beginning construction in the spring of 2011.” Additional Credits: Serena Mitnik-Miller, collaborator. Photography by Mariko Reed.