Patrik and Anna Johall searched for years to find an escape in nature, as a getaway from their primary home in Boras, Sweden.

“Even when we met and were very young, Patrik had a dream about having a house by the lake,” said Ms. Johall, now 50, the chief executive of Superstudio, a creative agency that Mr. Johall founded.

“We bid on a few houses over the past 20 years,” said Mr. Johall, 51, a photographer and a partner at Superstudio. But nothing worked out.

The home is divided into four individual cubes.Credit…Patrik Johall

When they finally found the right property in 2018, it had the splendor they craved, but it wasn’t much of a getaway: The waterfront lot on Lake Oresjo was little more than a mile from their house, which they shared with their two children.

“It feels very remote even though it’s close to town,” Ms. Johall said. “It’s 10 minutes by car to get into the city center.”