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Explore - House Tours
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Commons' Grounds
A cornerstone of Portland, Oregon’s plan to eradicate homelessness, the Bud Clark Commons supportive housing project proves that thoughtful design creates considerable social good.
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: Chris Mueller08.29.12 -
Modernism 2.0: A Tower in the Park Even Jane Jacobs Could Love
No one plans to get old; it just happens. Real-estate fantasies, however, tend to be ageless. To misquote the late Nora Ephron, we’ve been having the same real-estate fantasy for decades. And...
written by: Lamar Anderson08.28.12 -
Hand-Made Houses
Here at Dwell, we love houses with a good backstory. So it's no surprise that some of our favorite features from years past spotlight homes patiently and passionately built by residents with a...
written by: Jaime Gillin08.26.12 -
Borrego Springs Eternal
A storied 1980 party house enters a mellower chapter of intimate gatherings filled with canapés, crooners, and cocktails.
written by: Erika Heetphotos by: JUCO08.22.12 -
Mississippi Queen
When architect Brett Nave and his partner, architect Kelley Bishiop, began developing the Heron Park neighborhood in the coastal town of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, they managed to lay 1,200 feet...
written by: Chris Tackett08.22.12 -
Above the Fray
How a Bay Area architect who toggles his time between the coasts found his home away from home in a modern Manhattan high-rise.
written by: Kevin Sintumuangphotos by: Brian Finke08.21.12 -
Kids' Rooms We Love
Kids' rooms often tread transitionary territory when it comes to modern design. What might be good for a five-month-old may not work well to when he or she is five years old. The residents of these...
written by: Diana Budds08.18.12 -
The 20 Most Popular Homes in Dwell
When compiling the list of the 20 most popular modern homes featured throughout Dwell's 12-year history, certain themes began to surface: small space projects, renovations, unconventional living...
written by: Diana Budds08.15.12 -
10 Smart Small Spaces
The ingenuity of architects and design-minded residents is often best showcased in designs for homes with less than ample square footage. These spatial savants found clever ways to circumvent ...
written by: Jordan Plaut08.10.12 -
All in the Family
Young architects often design homes for their parents. But for Toronto's Julia Knezic, it was an especially intimate job: her mom Susan Farkas's new house is next to her own. When the property...
written by: Alex Bozikovicphotos by: Sean Galbraith08.06.12 -
The Best of Prefab: 7 Homes We Love
The locations may be far flung—from rural Missouri to Eglisau, Switzerland—the residents might be architects, families, or weekend warriors, but the constant is prefabrication in our...
written by: Diana Budds08.05.12 -
Another Side of Ibiza
In a quiet corner of the famed Spanish party island, rug designer Nani Marquina and photographer Albert Font have carved out a serene, site-sensitive home.
written by: Suzanne Walesphotos by: Albert Font07.31.12 -
A World Apart
Inspired by her natural surroundings, a Dutch felt artist intuitively crafts a home on a northern Holland harbor.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Hotze Eisma07.29.12 -
7 London Houses We Love
Friday marked the start of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. In celebration of the city's finest works of residential design, we've collected seven homes—including one by...
written by: Diana Budds07.27.12 -
American Pastoral
At their house and flower farm in Los Angeles’s Glassell Park, Laura Gabbert and Andrew Avery bring friends, family, and a fleet of urban gardeners together for the classic indoor-outdoor party.
written by: Alissa Walkerphotos by: Catherine Ledner07.25.12 -
Five Inspirational Shipping Container Homes
Reclaimed shipping containers are ideal nesting spots for the residents of these five homes. Whether lured by the relatively inexpensive costs, ready supply, or aesthetic charm of containers, the...
written by: Diana Budds07.20.12 -
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 -
Cut it Out: The Work of Lisa Iwamoto
It’s not hyperbole to say that Lisa Iwamoto has written the book on digital fabrication. Published by Princeton Architectural Press, Digital Fabrications: Architectural and Material...
written by: Joanne Furio07.16.12 -
Homes with a Waterfront View
Spying a body of water—be it a placid lake, roaring ocean, glassy pond, or snaking river—from your bedroom window is one of the fairest sights one can see. And for the residents of...
written by: Diana Budds07.14.12 -
LGBT Synagogue in New York by ARO
One week ago, as New Yorkers celebrated Pride Week, Architecture Research Office (ARO) announced its plans for a new synagogue, built for the 40-year-old LGBT religious institution Congregation...
written by: Kelsey Keith07.03.12
