This weekend retreat by American firm Malcolm Davis Architecture consists of rectilinear volumes clad in weathering steel and topped with sloped metal roofs.
Called Camp Baird, the dwelling is located in Healdsburg, a small town in a popular Northern California wine region known as Sonoma Valley.

It sits on a 165-acre (67 hectares) property in a coastal valley dotted with oak and bay trees.
The cabin is a 20-minute drive from a paved road. "The compound is completely off the grid ? even cellular service is spotty," said Malcolm Davis Architecture, a San Francisco studio known for creating architecture in a Northern California Regionalist style.

The clients ? a couple with active children ? wanted a holiday home that would serve as a strong counterpoint to their primary residence in the city. "The idea was to enclose the structure as little as possible to maintain the sense of a camp, a building completely focused on the outdoors," the architect said.

"The client's original inspiration images included tents pitched on a deck and a possible prefabricated structure."
In response, the architect conceived an L-shaped compound that consists of two detached volumes.

One serves as a "car barn" and equipment shed, while the other contains the living and sleeping quarters.
Clad in Corten steel, the volumes are topped with corrugated metal roofs supported by wooden beams. The dwelling encompasses 1,550 square feet (144 square metres).

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