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Lautners Are Forever
Quintessential California architect John Lautner would have been 100 this July. Set high above Palm Springs, his beyond-groovy Elrod House is nothing short of concrete poetry.
written by: Jordan Kushins06.20.11 -
Shutter Island
Lowering the shutters on this small writer’s retreat completely exposes the interior to the site’s impressive island views.
written by: J. Michael Weltonphotos by: Tim Bies07.08.11 -
Great Indoors
It’s not easy to transform a 15-foot-wide building site—wedged between houses in every direction—into a home that feels more spacious than its location allows. Mamm-design&rsquo...
written by: Cathelijne Nuijsink08.29.11 -
Float On
A once-plain floating home on Seattle’s Portage Bay receives a much-needed renovation ten years in the making.
written by: Diana Budds10.19.11 -
Row House
With a modernist palette of concrete, glass, and steel, Ziger/Snead Architects constructed an ode to rowing in rural Virginia.
written by: Jordan Kushins10.21.11 -
This Fold House
It took a mere six months—three in the factory and three on-site—for this prefab to come to fruition on the shore of Sweden’s Müsko Island.
written by: Jordan Kushins12.04.11 -
Back Storied
Without altering its turn-of-the-20th-century facade, architect Christopher Polly transformed the rear of this Newtown, Australia, home from bleak to bright.
written by: Diana Budds01.18.12 -
Blair Niche Project
At just $167 per square foot, this high-design, low-cost barn in rural Wisconsin is an American idyll.
written by: Aaron Britt02.20.12 -
Coming into Views
This courtyard house on the edge of the Berkshires offers both grand vistas and plenty of privacy, thanks to its custom rain screen.
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: John Muggenborg03.18.12 -
About Face
Solar panels have a reputation as being unsightly, but this U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon show home sheds the stereotype that photovoltaic arrays are eyesores.
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: Jim Tetro03.17.12 -
Facade Focus: Metal
While still studying architecture at Eindhoven University, Servie Boetzkes and Jeroen Helder landed a commission through “friends of friends” to build a home in a suburb of Arnhem.
written by: Jane Szita05.22.12 -
Mass Modern
A Martha’s Vineyard retreat surpasses the traditional boundaries of Cape Cod architecture with a contemporary design by Harvard professor and practicing architect Toshiko Mori.
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: Iwan Baan07.04.12 -
Facade Focus: Steel
Idaho-based architect Susan Desko—previously a senior design architect for Frank Gehry—created a house built of untreated steel plate and glass that towers among the trees of its...
written by: Laura Maukphotos by: Sharon Risedorph07.03.12 -
Alberta Aerie
Edmonton architect Vivian Manasc’s 19th-story rooftop penthouse is a bright spot—and a model green building—in a city where downtown living is rare.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Garth Crump08.18.12 -
In the Hearthland
Hufft Projects carves out a sunken seating area in an outdoor scheme designed for entertaining.
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: Mike Sinclair08.21.12 -
We've Been Clad
Eight years after construction began, this lakeside weekend home 80 miles outside Johannesburg, South Africa, received the long-awaited finishing touch that makes it an eye-catching thermal wonder.
written by: Aaron Britt10.31.12 -
Into the Woods
The efficiency and aesthetics of prefab proved appealing to the owner of this Dwell Home, built on a rugged island off Canada’s western coast.
written by: Diana Budds11.30.12 -
Highland Living
A new prefab prototype on a Scottish island demonstrates a smart—and superlocal—approach to building in far-flung locations.
written by: Georgina Gustinphotos by: Marcus McAdam12.05.12 -
Middle Ground
Adding less than $100,000 of improvements to an off-the-shelf prefab model resulted in a clean-cut structure at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada.
written by: Olivia Martinphotos by: Scott Palamar12.19.12 -
A Modern Prefab Addition to a Mid-Century California Classic
A 1950s Joseph Esherick home in Berkeley, California, inspires an addition that pays homage to the past yet is poised to host the next generation.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Caren Alpert12.30.12 -
Building on a Shoestring in Singapore
Building on a shoestring is no mean feat in Singapore, especially when your home calls for a multilayered facade. Chang Architects, however, were more than up to the challenge.
photos by: Albert Lim KS01.10.13 -
An Affordable Duplex Transformation in Texas
Affordable gestures abound in this transformation of a dilapidated former duplex in the Texas Hill Country.
written by: Diana Budds01.11.13 -
A Stacked Cabin for a Steep Slope
A steeply sloped site in the Wisconsin forest, plus an equally steep budget, led architect Brian Johnsen to reinvent the archetypal cabin for a sturdy vacation home.
written by: Olivia Martinphotos by: Narayan Mahon02.02.13 -
The Most Popular Homes in Dwell: 21-40
A few months ago we presented the 20 most popular homes ever to appear in Dwell. Here we share the long-awaited second installment, numbers 21 through 40.
written by: Diana Budds01.14.13 -
A Concrete Double Villa in Switzerland
A glass-and-concrete mountainside lair is fit for a Bond villain with a penchant for stunning Alpine views.
written by: Robert Landonphotos by: Hélène Binet01.20.13
