April/May 2005
Perspectives on Prefab, How to FlatPak, Mancester United, On a Rock in a Hard Place, Dwell Reports: Desks, Curb Appeal: Groovy House Numbers, Elsewhere in Edinburgh, Scotland
Perspectives on Prefab, How to FlatPak, Mancester United, On a Rock in a Hard Place, Dwell Reports: Desks, Curb Appeal: Groovy House Numbers, Elsewhere in Edinburgh, Scotland
Features
On a Rock in a Hard Place
How to Play FlatPak
Manchester United
On a Rock in a Hard Place
Few are brawny enough for a remote mountain existence, but fewer still have the resolve to build there. Story by Andrew Wagner / Photos by John Clark
How to Play FlatPak
For Charlie Lazor, building his prefab home was as easy as assembling a Blu Dot shelving system. He should know—he designed both. Story by Allison Arieff / Photos by Chad Holder
Manchester United
Manchester is renowned for its industrial yet culturally progressive character. It seems fitting, then, that it’s home to an innovative residential prefab complex. Story by Amara Holstein / Photos by Peter Marlow
Departments
My House
Off the Grid
Dwell Reports
Nice Modernist
Detour
Context
Archive
Conversation
Dwell Labs
Home Cooking 101
Houses We Love
Editor's Note
Efficiency, affordability, and style are making it more popular every day. So is modern prefab on its way to becoming the Apple computer of the American housing industry. Story by Allison Arieff
In the Modern World
Why deny your modern condition? Here's what to read, visit, and buy to cultivate it.
My House
The dramatic Strait of Juan de Fuca sets the stage for a Seattle couple’s ideal getaway. Story by Amber Bravo / Photos by Philip Newton
Off the Grid
When building a second home, most people don’t consider traveling farther than upstate. But the Taits built theirs 30 hours away on the coast of Tasmania. Story by Catherine Franklin / Photos by Peter Hyatt
Dwell Reports
When presented with a selection of high-design desks, Bill Stumpf ponders: Which will go best with my Aeron chair? Story by Sam Grawe / Photos by David Bowman, Portrait
Nice Modernist
Magnet schools are nothing new to the arts and sciences, but Miami’s DASH looks to give high schoolers a head start in design. Story by Robyn Dutra / Photos by Daniel De Souza
Detour
In Edinburgh, Scotland, architect Richard Murphy goes underground to meld modernism with centuries-old architecture. Story by Iain Aitch / Photos by Jeremy Murch
What We Saw
Switzerland's Art Basel takes its avant-garde art to Miami Beach and CES brings the best consumer electronics to Vegas, baby.
Context
In the demilitarized zone of Korea, of all places, a spectacularly imaginative community is born. Story by Andrew Yang / Photos by Yong Kwan Kim
Archive
In the ’60s, Brits Alison and Peter Smithson cast a spell with their bewitching Hexenhaus. Story by Jane Szita
Conversation
Designer Massimo Iosa Ghini takes a moment to reflect on the hazards
of speed and the merits of Europe’s standard of living. Story by Virginia Gardiner
Dwell Labs
Utilitarian doesn’t have to mean anachronistic. Here, a selection of house numbers that offer modern curb appeal. Story by Amara Holstein / Photos by Scott Peterson
Home Cooking 101
How did such a simple act become so complex? Dwell analyzes how to cut, cook, and enjoy your food—and the plate it’s served on. / Photos by Robert Schlatter
Sourcing
The pages of Dwell are home to many goods and services. This is the page that brings them all together.
Houses We Love
Sometimes a little space goes a long way, and sometimes the only way
to go is up. Story by Amara Holstein / Photos by Jeremy Murch
