See These 10 Gorgeous Examples of Architecture Surrounded by Nature

By Patrick Wilson

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*Hide and Seek,*a new book from Gestalten, showcases beautiful structures that allow people to live in harmony with nature. Here, architecture firm Graypants, Inc., reimagined a post–World War II garage on Puget Sound.

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In Uusimaa, Finland, Avanto Architects devised the Kekkilä Garden Shed, which combines the designs of a greenhouse and a garden shed for stunning views of the lake below.

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In Denmark, Simon Hjermind Jensen stitched plywood together to create Fire Shelter:01, which resembles the architecture of nomadic tribes.

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Olson Kundig Architects’ Sol Duc Cabin, in the Pacific Northwest, was built on stilts and features a number of salvaged materials.

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Giovanni Pesamosca Architetto created Bivacco Luca Vuerich—a tiny A-frame cabin—atop Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy’s Julian Alps.

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In Aragon, Spain, Casa Pezo by Pezo Von Ellrichshausen is positioned in a rural landscape of vineyards and olive groves.

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Vorarlberg, Austria’s Mountain Cabin, designed by Marte.Marte Architekten, is perched at the edge of a wooded ravine.

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Green Box, devised by Act Romegialli, was renovated from a small disused garage and placed on the slopes of the Italian Alps.

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Hide and Seek (Gestalten, $60), usshop.gestaltenom.

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In southern Norway, Lyset paa Lista, designed by TYIN Tegnestue, is a wood-and-glass structure that allows visitors to enjoy the beauty of the landscape.