The Spruce.
A one-bedroom retreat between 600 and 750 sq ft, sized right for two with room to breathe. Real kitchen, real bath, optional sleeping loft — dialed for a Works build without the full custom timeline.
One bedroom. Two people.
Zero fuss.
The Spruce is what most cabin projects should have been: enough space for a couple to live well for a weekend or a month, without the square footage tax of a full family home.
Sleeping loft option pulls guests upstairs when they show up. Everything else stays quietly under one Precision-Engineered Cabin System, sized for how you actually spend time here.
See the Spruce.
Conceptual renderings of the Spruce. Finishes, rooflines and porches can all be personalized.
A real bedroom, a real porch.
Bedroom walled off the back so mornings work, living area facing the view, and a sleeping loft option that adds two more beds without messing with the footprint. Full kitchen and full bath under one clean roof line.
- Footprint600 – 750 sq ft
- Ceiling9 ft · loft option
- Bedrooms1 (+ loft)
- Baths1 full
- Porch100 – 160 sq ft
- EnvelopeSIPS · EPS core
A curated menu, not a blank slate.
Each category is a short list of preset options that work with the envelope. Faster to decide, cleaner to price, and finished cabins that still feel one-off.
Exterior cladding
4 optionsVertical Cedar
Signature Works finish · weathered natural
Charred Charcoal
Shou-sugi-ban inspired · pre-finished
Forest Stain
Semi-transparent · knot lines showing
Warm Sand
Painted board & batten · low-maintenance
Roofline & loft
3 optionsGable · vaulted
Classic profile · full-height living
Gable · sleeping loft
Two-bed loft over the back half
Shed profile
Longer, lower · lake-facing move
Porch
3 optionsFront deck · 100 sq ft
Compact entry · cedar decking
Wrap porch · 160 sq ft
Two-side wrap · view corner
Screened room · 140 sq ft
Enclosed shoulder-season use
Interior palette
3 packagesNorthshore Light
Pale wood · matte white · cool linen
Cabin Warm
Warm pine · soft ochre · natural stone
Studio Dark
Slate · burnt brass · matte black hardware
Working with a designer already? The personalization palette is a starting point — Works can build outside the menu on a case-by-case basis.
Model 02 · The Spruce
The Spruce
Spec Guide
Download the Spruce spec guide.
Floor plan directions, loft option, personalization palette, envelope specs, and a short checklist for site fit. Delivered by email as soon as the guide is finished.
In development — reserve your copyStart the Spruce conversation.
Tell us about your site, your timeline, and what the The Spruce would do for you. A Works team member follows up within one business day.
- Straight answers on feasibility for your site
- Personalization palette walkthrough
- Realistic schedule and pricing conversation
Explore the other four.
Studio The Birch
Studio · 400 – 550 sq ft.
2 Bedroom The Tamarack
Small family cabin · 800 – 950.
Premium 2 BR The White Pine
Premium two-bedroom · 950 – 1,100.
Flagship The Cedar
Full-time family · 1,100 – 1,300.
