Five of the best houses in Wisconsin on Dezeen
This week’s roundup of houses from each of the 50 American states focuses on Wisconsin, and includes a charred timber cabin and the renovation of a Frank Lloyd Wright house outside Milwaukee (+ slideshow).
Linear Cabin by Johnsen Schmaling Architects

Milwaukee-based Johnsen Schmaling Architects completed a family retreat in rural Wisconsin featuring blackened pine cladding, concrete floors and wide-span glass doors. Find out more about Linear Cabin »
Beach Cottage by Ramsey Jones Architects

This vacation home in Wisconsin consists of a slender rectangular bar with a square opening framing views of one of the USA’s Great Lakes. Find out more about Beach Cottage »
Family Retreat by Salmela Architects

A slatted-timber gallery is raised above the porch of this woodland lodge near the shore of Lake Superior. Find out more about Family Retreat »

Milwaukee firm The Kubala Washatko Architects renovated a 1940s house by legendary American architect Frank Lloyd Wright near the city, adding a pool building informed by the home’s original site plan. Find out more about Adelman House »
Stacked Cabin by Johnsen Schmaling Architects

Johnsen Schmaling Architects chose a palette of bare concrete, cedar and anodised metal to construct this small family retreat in a remote Wisconsin forest. Find out more about Stacked Cabin »
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