Dec/Jan 2007
Building Homes That Build Community, Green Dreams, Sustainable Mattresses Reviewed, Home Office 101, Making Space Work
Building Homes That Build Community, Green Dreams, Sustainable Mattresses Reviewed, Home Office 101, Making Space Work
Features
Building Blocks
Rising Above It All
Community Building
Oh, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
There is an “I” in community, but why does it always have to feel so lonely?
Story by Chelsea Holden Baker
Building Blocks
For Yasuyo Moriyama and the tenants who share his Tokyo home, community is about thinking inside the boxes. Story by Maggie Kinser Hohle / Photos by Dean Kaufman
Rising Above It All
When Jan and Luit Bieringa decided to add on to a Wellington, New Zealand, warehouse home, they built up—and created a thriving live/work community.
Story by Jaime Gross / Photos by Richard Powers
Community Building
Portland’s Belmont district was waiting for its superman, or superdeveloper, and they found him in Randy Rapaport (and architect Jeff Stuhr).
Story by Brian Libby / Photos by John Clark
Departments
My House
Off the Grid
Dwell Reports
Nice Modernist
Context
Dwell Labs
Outside
Conversation
Archive
Architecture
Detour
Home Office 101
Houses We Love
In The Modern World
We’re not afraid to say we love another magazine, especially when it comes in the form of a 12-volume compendium. This and more in our modern world.
My House
This New Yorker turned ski bum took a little piece of the city to the mountains and never looked back. Story by Heather Wagner / Photos by Bjorn Wallander
Off the Grid
Swatt Architects’ green approach to green design resulted in a stylish, subtle development that’s as good for the East Bay as it is for the global community. Story by Reyhan Harmanci / Photos by Cesar Rubio
Dwell Reports
Arshad Chowdhury, founder of MetroNaps, susses out the most soporific sustainable mattresses. Story by Shonquis Moreno / Photos by Dean Kaufman
Nice Modernist
Pro skateboarder Rob Dyrdek creates the world’s first skate plaza in his hometown of Kettering, Ohio. Story by Alissa Walker / Photos by Amanda Marsalis
Context
Even if politics remain dirty, at least DC’s ambitious Anacostia Waterfront will make the city a little cleaner. Story by Aaron Britt
Dwell Labs
Finding a suitable air purifier is as easy as breathing. Story by Christopher Bright / Photos by Peter Belanger
Outside
Bring the outside in with terrariums that put Pauly Shore’s Biodome to shame. Story by Chelsea Holden Baker / Photos by Peter Belanger
Dwell Home II
There’s more to this green sandwich than sprouts, avocado, lettuce, and cucumbers. Story by Andrew Wagner
Conversation
For Italian designer Piero Lissoni, a chair should be even easier on the eyes than it is on the behind. Story by Shonquis Moreno / Photos by Takashi Shinjo
Archive
Mid-century renaissance man Alvin Lustig might not mind if you judged a book designer by his covers. Story by Aaron Britt
Perpetual Motion Vol. 4
In the final segment of our four-part series, Robert Sullivan travels west to seek out transportation’s future. Photos by Matthew Monteith
Architecture
Gone are the days when affordable affronts. Los Angeles architects are proving that both form and function are attainable. Story by Lenora Chu
Design
Jane Szita finds that today’s design critics could stand to be a little more critical.
Story by Jane Szita
Detour
Photographer Peter Bennetts cuts out the middleman, photographing his favorite spots in his home base, Melbourne, Australia. Story by Helen Kaiser / Photos by Peter Bennetts
Home Office 101
Work is work, but working from home is better, especially if you have the right setup. Story by Deborah Bishop / Photos by Aya Brackett
Sourcing
The pages of Dwell are home to many goods and services. This is the page that brings them all together.
Houses We Love
Eric Bigot hopes that introducing prefab to South Africa will offer greater rewards than just housing. Story by Christopher Bright
