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Explore - Stone
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An Idyllic Vacation Home in Greece
A far cry from the whitewashed buildings of Mykonos, this vacation home on the Aegean island of Skiathos will make any modern design fan go Greek.
written by: Dominic Lutyensphotos by: Andrea Wyner04.24.13 -
Romancing the Stone
From the warm tone of travertine to the pitch black of Indian granite to the industrial edge of gabions, natural stone products lend a lot to the tactility and mood of a structure.
written by: Diana Budds10.19.12 -
The Depot Home
To create their rural Connecticut getaway, Lisa Gray and Alan Organschi layered their modern design sensibility atop an early 20th-century stone foundation.
written by: William Lambphotos by: Andrea Chu10.03.12 -
Set on Stone
How a firm foundation—in history, place, and atop an old rock wall—sets the tone for the Depot House’s next chapter
written by: Mark Lamsterphotos by: Andrea Chu10.03.12 -
Heart of Gold and Pine
An architectural designer and an artist harnessed the collective power of their design firm to remake a dilapidated mid-century gem into a hillside perch for their family.
written by: Addie Broylesphotos by: Brent Humphreys09.24.12 -
Texas Two-Step
In Austin, mid-century homes built in the wake of World War II join more traditional vernacular architecture.
written by: Addie Broylesphotos by: Brent Humphreys09.24.12 -
Going Big, Going Home
A couple in northern Italy trade a cramped flat for a renovated farmhouse in the country.
written by: Amanda Dameronphotos by: Helenio Barbetta03.31.12 -
Level Headed
To convert a musty mid-century house with a nonsensical floor plan into a modern and space-efficient family home, three intrepid designers played a bit of architectural Tetris.
written by: Rachel Levinphotos by: Daniel Hennessy10.20.11 -
On The Rocks
For centuries, Spain’s Canary Islands have been the last outpost of civilization before European mariners sailed headlong into the vast Atlantic. That same sense of horizon-bound, seaside...
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Gunnar Knechtel06.11.11 -
Appetite for Construction
Six years ago, architect Jorge Gracia came to Dwell’s attention with a house he built for his family that was radically different from any other in his hometown of Tijuana, Mexico, where the...
written by: Frances Andertonphotos by: Paco Perez Arriaga03.29.11 -
A New Slant
In Seattle, where others saw only a severe slope and lack of municipal hookups, one couple spotted their ticket to their dream home.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Philip Newton03.07.11 -
Restoring Breuer's House in Garden
Kykuit, the Rockefeller estate in Pocantico Hills, New York, hearkens from the days of robber barons and captains of industry. Acres of manicured lawns, a six-story stone-clad mansion, carriage...
written by: Diana Budds02.20.11 -
Test-Case Scenario
Beating out a host of competitors, one Danish family left their home behind (it’s just down the road, really) to camp out for a year in an Active House, a green-home prototype with all the...
written by: Cathy Strongmanphotos by: Jens Passoth06.15.10 -
Somewhere Under the Tuscan Sun
A complex of farm buildings from a less than glorious period in Italy’s history is magically transformed. The result? A sophisticated yet kid-friendly retreat that seamlessly fuses...
written by: Paul Bennettphotos by: Jacob Langvad07.02.09 -
Go With the Flow
Along the ever-expanding coastline of Hawaii’s Big Island, an architect and his family exchange fast-paced city life for a different kind of flow—the geological kind.
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Linny Morris04.28.09 -
A Measured Approach
Utterly dynamic, this house on an urban peninsula in Sydney is rich with inventive and thoughtfully considered spaces. Walls become windows and screens slide shut to repel (or ...
written by: Marcus Trimblephotos by: Roger D'Souza02.28.09 -
Heart of the Country
Driving through the leafy country lanes on the outer edges of London’s commuter belt, it’s hard to imagine the city is just an hour away by train. But the Sussex fields around the...
written by: Iain Aitchphotos by: Nigel Shafran02.26.09 -
Marcel Breuer Hooper House II
A new owner with a light touch has kept Marcel Breuer's 1959 Hooper House II a marvel of the mid-20th century whose life will extend well into the 21st.
written by: Philip Kennicottphotos by: Zubin Shroff02.08.09 -
Four Houses and a Future
When we first visited Beat Schenk and Chaewon Kim two years ago, they were in the process of building the second house on what has turned into a Cambridge compound. Four houses later, we find that...
written by: Hillary Geronemusphotos by: Adam Friedberg01.16.09 -
Keep Your Eye on the Balto
Coffee shop and bakery owner Greg Martin kept baker’s hours to whip this chimerical Minneapolis building into a modern confection.
written by: Georgina Gustinphotos by: Cameron Wittig01.16.09
