Architects often enjoy a greater amount of freedom when designing outbuildings and the results can be stunning. We’ve assembled a slideshow of some of our favorite such follies, for your viewing enjoyment.
A humble backyard garage grows into a flexible, multipurpose accessory structure.
A glass-tile mosaic takes center stage at this Cape Cod., Mass., bath.
This outbuilding is a study in simplicity and thrift.
This elegant pavilion by David Jameson Architect takes the tea ceremony to a new level.
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The jury rhapsodized about this trio of outbuildings in California's Silicon Valley, naming it Project of the Year.
When Keith Collins called on Kaplan Thompson Architects to design an outbuilding for his wife, Mary, it seemed like a straightforward commission.
A dark, quiet, enigmatic shape in the woods, this building responds to a very simple program.
Rather than remodel an old one-bedroom cottage as their main house, a Texas couple asked Andersson•Wise Architects to convert it into communal living space and to build this new tower for sleeping quarters adjacen
After purchasing 27 acres of land in Upper Tract, W.V., Jeffery Broadhurst, AIA, thought long and hard about what to put there. He ultimately came up with a “shack” that may be a step up from camping but still has arc