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Wind Catcher
A green house near the coast of El Salvador captures the best of its naturally striking setting—filled with sunlight, invigorating breezes, and sweeping views of lush woodlands.
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: Jason Bax04.09.13 -
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 -
True Blue
A 450-square-foot apartment in the Upper West Side needed to accommodate the resident’s working, entertaining, and resting needs, without eating up precious inches. This groovy blue home office...
written by: Olivia Martinphotos by: Raimund Koch03.26.13 -
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 -
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 -
Superior Logic
Prefab construction simplified the building process of this northern Wisconsin summer home, where all materials required ferrying across Lake Superior.
written by: Mason Riddlephotos by: George Heinrich11.28.11 -
Sun Screen
A dramatic trellis adds bravado and a passive cooling element to a recently renovated mid-century ranch house.
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: Anthony Matula09.26.12 -
Summer-Ready Modern Pavilion in South Carolina
Stephen Yablon Architect reimagines the stilt-house typology for a cutting-edge modern addition to a home in South Carolina's Lowcountry.
written by: Kelsey Keithphotos by: Michael Moran05.22.13 -
Ski for All
In Hobe Sound, Florida, a home overlooking a custom-built water-ski circuit is hardly par for the course.
written by: Diana Budds09.07.11 -
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 -
Second Floor Living
Whether it’s a first apartment or a penthouse in the sky, these notoriously small spaces can house big style. Click through the slideshow to see some of our favorite fancy flats.
written by: Olivia Martin05.06.13 -
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 -
Region of Honor
Tuned into its sylvan setting, this affordable green home in Hillsborough, North Carolina, is a modern take on the surrounding centuries-old structures.
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: Richard Leo Johnson, Atlantic Archives02.18.12 -
Rebirth of the Cool
The Sunshine State once yielded a bumper crop of modernist homes that—as this remodel proves—are still worth savoring.
written by: Jordan Kushins07.22.11 -
Paola Navone's Industrial Style Renovation in Italy
A 200-year-old factory in Umbria is transformed into an inviting home by designer Paola Navone.
written by: Arlene Hirstphotos by: Wichmann + Bendtsen03.06.13 -
New Grass Roots
When they want to escape the mayhem of city life in Chicago, Diane Pascal and Thomas Richie retreat to their low-profile getaway in Hennepin, Illinois, a town where agriculture and ecology are...
written by: Dwell Staff10.09.09 -
Modern Australian Bungalow with a Victorian Ash Facade
To shield an addition and new courtyard for a bungalow in greater Melbourne, architect Anthony Clarke fitted its facade with strips of rough-sawn Victorian ash.
photos by: Peter Bennetts04.10.13 -
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 -
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 -
Little Cabins on the Prairie
With these modern-day lodges for Kansas City campers heading to the country, a Missouri architecture firm puts a fresh face on a 100-year-old Girl Scout tradition.
written by: Kelsey Keithphotos by: Mike Sinclair09.24.12 -
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 -
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 -
Inside Addition
Restrained by local building code, architect Michael O’Sullivan forwent a flashy facade on this new Auckland, New Zealand, home, saving the fireworks for the interior.
written by: Jeremy Hansenphotos by: Emily Andrews03.01.13 -
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 -
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
