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Explore - House Tours
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Coolest Homes for Artists & Art Collectors
We at Dwell are always on the lookout for unique homes that express the personality of their occupants—and it's no wonder some of the most unique and memorable residences we've featured in...
written by: Jaime Gillin03.07.12 -
Wang Shu Wins 2012 Pritzker Prize
Wang Shu of Amateur Architecture Studio became the first Chinese architect to win the Pritzker Prize for Architecture today. Unlike the majority of previous Pritzker winners, whose names often come...
written by: Aaron Britt02.27.12 -
Near Westside Story
Three houses in Syracuse win a sustainable design competition and reshape an urban neighborhood for $200,000 apiece.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Richard Barnes02.25.12 -
Project: R-House
Passive solar design, which promotes passive means of generating and retaining warmth over active—and expensive—systems, is central to R-House’s success. Solar gain—chiefly...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Richard Barnes02.24.12 -
Project: TED
Unlike its next-door neighbor, R-House, TED wasn’t originally planned to meet the exacting Passive House standard. Onion Flats initially won on the basis of its relatively straightforward...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.24.12 -
Project: Live Work Home
Richard Cook, a principal at Cook + Fox Architects, surveyed the Near Westside’s inventory of vacant structures and arrived at a conclusion that would guide the design of the Live Work Home. ...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.24.12 -
Spirit of the South
With neighboring duplexes supplying rental income, two Knoxville architects patiently—and affordably—craft their dream home.
written by: Georgina Gustinphotos by: Hollis Bennett02.22.12 -
Split the Difference
When the plan to add a second story to a century-old Montreal house crumbled due to a weak foundation, architect Marc-André Plasse eked out another 500 square feet with a clever...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Alexi Hobbs02.22.12 -
Green & Affordable Prefab Home Debuts in Palm Springs
Tours of John Lautner’s Elrod House or the Annenberg’s newly re-opened Sunnylands may leave us wondering if we could ever afford a modernist luxury for ourselves, but thankfully...
written by: Carren Jaophotos by: Izumi Tanaka02.17.12 -
Parksite Residence, Rotterdam
A former ambulance garage may seem like an unusual option for a home, but in the hands of innovative Rotterdam design office Doepel Strijkers it proved to be an inspired choice. The strongest point...
written by: Jane Szita02.16.12 -
Garden Pavilion, Seattle
When the Zimmerman family settled in Seattle, Washington, in the late 1990s they bought a 1,100-square-foot Craftsman built in the 1920s. Fast-forward to today. Not wanting to leave their beloved...
written by: Diana Budds02.15.12 -
Simple Division
A Tokyo architect’s shape-shifting apartment takes a holistic approach to live/work style.
written by: Winifred Birdphotos by: Ryohei Hamada02.13.12 -
Preserving New England Houses
In the past few decades, overdevelopment throughout New England has erased some of the region's most inspired Modernist homes. Towns like New Canaan, Connecticut, and Lincoln, Massachusetts, are...
written by: Jaime Gillin02.12.12 -
Seamless Living in Brisbane
For their family home in Brisbane, Australia, John and Cathy Dillon spent countless hours poring over design magazines and books to strike the right updated-mid-century-modern balance. "We...
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: David Sandison01.30.12 -
Builder's Special
A resourceful sound mixer sources some local design talent, rolls up his sleeves, and builds small, green, and affordable in Bozeman, Montana.
written by: Heather Wagnerphotos by: John Clark01.27.12 -
True Value
The budget was nearly as tight as the space in this cheerful renovation of a 516-square-foot flat in Bratislava.
written by: Aaron Britt01.27.12 -
Self Preservation
With the help of DSH Architects, a pair of intrepid Angelenos restored (and gently updated) Rudolph Schindler’s iconic Bubeshko Apartments.
written by: Alissa Walkerphotos by: Jessica Haye and Clark Hsiao01.23.12 -
Paint it Black
This family of cost-conscious Hamburgers (freshly back in Germany after years abroad) converted a kitschy turn-of-the-century villa into a high-design home.
written by: Sally McGranephotos by: Mark Seelen01.19.12 -
Lakeside House in Texas
Architect J.C. Schmeil of Merzbau Design Collective recently completed this 4-bedroom, 4-bath house on Lake Austin in Texas, designed for a couple with three young children. "The design of the...
written by: Jaime Gillin01.19.12 -
New Piano for Gardner Museum
Boston's venerable Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—founded in 1903 by a lady art patron and obsessive collector of antiquities—has been one of the city's crown cultural jewels for the...
written by: Kelsey Keith01.17.12
