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Z for Two
In Portland, Oregon, two adjoining six-story homes on a formerly run-down urban lot add to the neighborhood’s density and its green cred.
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Shawn Records07.30.10 -
Xeros Effect
Matthew Trzebiatowski matched an extreme aesthetic to an extreme climate, but his sustainable moves took a gentler approach.
written by: Chris Rubinphotos by: Gregg Segal01.19.09 -
Windows Vista
When artists Ramona Trent and Anthony Pearson teamed up with architects Escher GuneWardena for a full-scale renovation, they bestowed a remarkable view upon an unremarkable bungalow.
written by: Mimi Zeigerphotos by: Noah Webb09.18.10 -
Well Thawed Out
At the end of 2000, Tryggvi Thorsteinsson and Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir, Icelandic natives and partners in the Santa Monica–based design firm Minarc, bought what was essentially a teardown in the...
written by: Kathryn Harrisphotos by: Raif Seeburger02.01.09 -
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 -
Way Out West
Leaving the bustle of Washington, D.C., architect Joe Day and his wife return to California and discover that life in a single-family dwelling isn't as isolated as they had feared.
written by: Raul Barrenchephotos by: Gregg Segal06.15.09 -
Victorian Secrets
Have you ever walked past a house on your way to work and thought, Wouldn’t it be nice to live there. Artist Judith Brenner did. But unlike most of us, Judith loved the house so much that, in July...
written by: Amanda Talbotphotos by: Richard Powers01.19.09 -
Venetian Vicissitude
Shedding a past filled with farmhouses and ornamentation, Dawn Farmer and Pierre Kozely decided to embrace simplicity— and architect Michael Sant designed them a home to match.
written by: Frances Andertonphotos by: Gregg Segal01.19.09 -
Two Houses Are Better Than One
Or is one house better than two? For Santa Monica–based architect Jesse Bornstein and his family, both are true.
written by: David A. Greenephotos by: Catherine Ledner07.31.09 -
Twice as Nice
Within the mix of warehouses, detached brick bungalows, and dusty pubs of the Sydney, Australia, suburb of Alexandria, local architect David Langston-Jones has built an intricate and finely...
written by: Marcus Trimblephotos by: Nick Bowers01.14.09 -
Transforming TIjuana
In August of 2004, a weekend-long party took place at a new house in the Hacienda Agua Caliente neighborhood of Tijuana, Mexico. The house was raw and unfinished, with bare concrete floors and...
written by: Andrew Wagnerphotos by: Gregg Segal03.16.09 -
Tightly Knit
Drawing on an inherited plot of land, his father’s steel company, and his brother-in-law’s architectural know-how, Motoshi Yatabe’s new house is all in the family.
written by: Mimi Zeigerphotos by: Dean Kaufman12.07.09 -
This Is It
Austin couple Anne Suttles and Sam Shah built a house to last their lifetime—and longer. Mixing new efficient systems with old upcycled materials, they keep it weird while keeping it green.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Brent Humphreys08.31.11 -
Think Big
In Ørestad—Copenhagen’s tiny but buzzing new hub of urban development—a mountain rises from the flatlands. No ordinary geological behemoth, this sloping peak is a feat of...
written by: Sally McGranephotos by: Jens Passoth07.21.09 -
The Siple Life
A devastating accident could have made Murray Siple a bitter man. Instead, he decided to renovate a house. The result is a masterful achievement of modern design that has allowed the filmmaker to...
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Misha Gravenor04.27.09 -
The Shipping Muse
Shipping containers are ubiquitous in Houston, though unlike the four that make up this new home, they're usually filled with foreign goods rather than flourishing lives.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Jack Thompson08.31.09 -
The Raiser's Edge
Mike McDonald, an Oakland, California–based builder, faced a common problem for Bay Area homeowners: an aesthetically pleasing, historically significant, but structurally shaky Victorian.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Jason Madara01.15.09 -
The New Suburbanism
When an urban expat couple decided to build the suburban house they wanted rather than the one their neighbors expected, they ended up with a spare but airy jewel box and no wooden shingles.
written by: Deborah Bishopphotos by: Robert Schlatter05.04.09 -
The Jonathan
Tired of waiting for innovative architecture to come to San Diego, this proactive architect added developer to his job description, and brought it there himself.
written by: David A. Greenephotos by: Randi Berez03.17.09 -
The Homemakers
How a highly productive collaboration among a trio of creative Angelenas—and a good dose of Barragán—turned a dark and beleaguered mid-century house into a family home for...
written by: Sarah Amelarphotos by: Lisa Romerein07.19.12 -
The Hidden Fortress
If good fences make good neighbors, then Shino and Ken Mori are the best neighbors ever. They invite us past the charred cedar facade of their Southern California home.
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Daniel Hennessy08.04.11 -
The Green Lagoon
From the deck of this waterfront house, the scenery is abuzz with Northern California wildlife–but there's not a utility bill in sight.
written by: Deborah Bishopphotos by: Matthew Millman01.21.09 -
The First Wave
In Sydney’s cramped beachside suburbia, architect Steve Kennedy defied a small footprint and a terrible drought with a generous double-height extension and a cutting-edge custom-made water...
written by: Karen Pakulaphotos by: Richard Powers11.01.07 -
The Family Tree
For this San Diego family, the phrase "putting down roots" has taken on a whole new meaning.
written by: Andrew Wagnerphotos by: Noah Webb11.03.09






