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Loo & Improved
When Pamela Butz and Jeffrey Klug, principals of Butz + Klug Architecture, began renovating the master bathroom of a nearly 120-year-old home in Brookline, Massachusetts, they made “all sorts...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake01.04.10 -
Met Life
Climate-controlled high-rises make sense when the changing seasons bring extreme temperature shifts, but in Bangkok, year-round hot and humid days blend into similarly sultry nights. Enter the Met,...
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Tim Griffith06.09.10 -
Flemish Farmhouse Kitchen
For this farmhouse in the Flemish town of Outgaarden, the Belgian architects 51N4E were charged with designing a new kitchen and adjacent storage space. They decided to split their allotted budget...
written by: Jaime Gillin08.02.10 -
Reflects Well
“The first floor was about making something warm and woody that would blend into the natural environment,” architect Stephen Chung says of his Wayland, Massachusetts, home. &ldquo...
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Eirik Johnson10.18.10 -
New York's LomoWall
I just got back from a week in New York City, reporting a handful of stories for Dwell (we're featuring many amazing projects in 2011... stay tuned!). I'll be posting a slideshow of my adventures...
written by: Jaime Gillin09.23.10 -
Magnetic Walls, and Storage Made Sexy
When architects Hayes and James Slade of Slade Architecture renovated a three-story brownstone in Brooklyn for Ricky Kenig, the owner of the New York City's ubiquitous Ricky's NYC stores, and his...
written by: Jaime Gillin11.17.10 -
Pulltab's Mini Vertical Garden
Enlisted to renovate an apartment in Manhattan's East Village, architects Melissa Baker and Jon Handley, partners at the firm pulltab design, took inspiration from the city's plethora of...
written by: Jaime Gillin11.23.10 -
Hot Studs
The recent history of Janna Stark's San Francisco flat, located in an 1890's Victorian house, is literally burned into the wall.
written by: Lydia Leephotos by: Laura Flippen01.18.11 -
Rainbow House in Action
One of the more colorful architectural details we've run lately is that multi-hued staricase that gets the full-page treatment in Rainbow Flight by Jordan Kushins, the Finishing Touch in our July...
written by: Aaron Britt07.21.11 -
Fields of Old
Tatsuro Kiuchi finds beauty in the banal, even in a fleeting look at his homeland through the window of a bullet train.
written by: Jordan Kushins08.30.11 -
Social Heat
What’s the best way to warm a small studio? Ekaterina Voronova opted for a compact wood-burning stove to keep her space cozy.
written by: Jordan Kushins11.11.11 -
Backyard Retreat
When sustainable building advisor Megan Lea set out to build a backyard retreat, she knew that reclaimed materials would figure prominently into the design. What resulted is a polychrome of...
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: Uwe Schneider12.06.11 -
Lighting Up
A dim Toronto Tudor gets an airy new look, thanks to a top-level remodel and some bright ideas.
written by: Alex Bozikovic01.25.12 -
Hide and Eat
In Manhattan, where space is the ultimate luxury, a clever design workaround makes a dining table disappear after supper.
written by: Jordan Kushins02.28.12 -
Back to Nature
A one-of-a-kind house on a Japanese island blurs the indoor-outdoor divide.
written by: Winifred Birdphotos by: Hiroshi Ueda04.04.12 -
Striking a Cord
British artist Maisie Broadhead elevates the nuisance of an unsightly lamp cord to over-the-mantel art with this clever bit of DIY design.
written by: Aaron Britt06.21.12 -
An American Bookshelf in London
When Russian-born architect Andrei Saltykov designed his home in the UK, he put his love of the USA on the shelf.
written by: Phyllis Richardsonphotos by: Will Pryce10.11.12 -
A Clever Window Treatment: Bus Graphics
From an unlikely source comes a clever privacy solution for a pair of prefabbed town houses in Los Angeles.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Sharon Risedorph01.07.13 -
By the Book
This modern log cabin from architecture students at Auburn University was designed to be completed for $20,000—an admirable solution for the down-at-heel looking to put down roots.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake09.02.09 -
A View To A Hill
Seven floors up, in an unassuming office building just shy of Chinatown, Dwell's San Francisco headquarters look out over the city we are happy to call home. Though the notorious fog drifts by on...
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Peter Belanger05.07.11 -
Last Words
We put the same four questions to everyone we talked to for the Now 99 to learn what they’re inspired by and what they’re totally sick of. Read on for a glimpse into today’s...
written by: Aaron Britt04.13.12 -
Search and Display
Every collection has to start somewhere, and for Lisa Congdon, it began with a dish. Nearly ten years ago, the San Francisco–based artist (and co-owner of local design shop Rare Device)...
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Jen Siska02.02.10 -
Sublime in the Coconuts
It’s hard to believe that this idyllic house sited in a coastal coconut grove in Nandgaon, India, is a mere hour’s drive from bustling Mumbai.
written by: Jordan Kushins06.07.11 -
Catch A Wave
An undulating wall made from over 40,000 dowels adds a dose of awe to a Massachusetts loft.
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: John Horner01.24.13
