Anyone who has ever been skiing in the Rocky Mountains or checked out this eclectic New Hampshire cabin knows what A-frame looks like. Famous for their steep pitched roofs and open floor plans perfect ...

The A-frame cabin has been a mainstay of wilderness getaways since the 1930s. Originally designed by modernist architect Rudolph Schindler for what he called an “all-roof” home in Lake Arrowhead, ...

Nothing captures the beauty of the mountains or a forest setting quite like an A-frame home—but would you dare build one without any experience? That's precisely what Rob and Melinda Daniels did. The ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Larry Lantero decided to build a new home in Steamboat Springs, he knew he didn’t want a design that used the modern mountain architectural style.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Adam and Kev/Getty Images A whimsical icon of American architecture, an A-frame house is exactly what it sounds like: a ...