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Explore - Wood
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A Narrow Victory
Living small is par for the course in New York City, but accommodating a family of four in under 700 square feet rarely looks as effortless as in this storage-smart renovation.
written by: Sarah Richphotos by: Raimund Koch05.13.09 -
Pole Star
By creatively manipulating the angles and levels of exterior surfaces on this modest Polish country house, architect Peter Kuczia achieved exceptionally high solar exposure, increasing its capacity...
written by: Michael Dumiak05.13.09 -
Fjord Focus
As Jarmund/Vigsnæs’s growing crop of small, smart houses have garnered increasing attention, their equally prolific civic works have them poised to be Norway’s next big export.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Pia Ulin05.13.09 -
Built-In Style
In Oakland, California, two designers transformed a 100-year-old barn into a (very) cozy home of their own by redefining the functionality of walls and windowsills.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Aya Brackett05.13.09 -
Argington at BKLYN Designs
Having children often inspires and motivates people to make changes in their lives or execute projects that have long been brewing. When Jenny Argie and Andrew Thornton learned that they were...
written by: Sarah Rich05.06.09 -
The New Suburbanism
When an urban expat couple decided to build the suburban house they wanted rather than the one their neighbors expected, they ended up with a spare but airy jewel box and no wooden shingles.
written by: Deborah Bishopphotos by: Robert Schlatter05.04.09 -
Standout in a Crowd
In architecturally conservative San Francisco, this house built on a 20-foot-wide lot proves that modern design can fit—literally and figuratively—in any neighborhood.
written by: Amos Klausnerphotos by: Todd Hido05.04.09 -
One Room Fits All
New Yorkers often work, eat, sleep, and entertain in a single room. But for Milan Hughston, a renovation turned that predicament into a pleasure.
written by: Virginia Gardinerphotos by: Grant Delin05.04.09 -
The Lowest Utility Bill on the Block
Hybridization is hit or miss (i.e., the jackalope). But this Houston home combines two housing types to create a conscientious alternative.
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Misty Keasler05.04.09 -
Lath House Doghouse
I was recently in Palm Springs, California, to help judge doghouse designs for BARKitecture CHIQue 2009, a pet-sized architecture competition and auction to benefit Gilda’s Club Desert Cities...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake05.03.09 -
How to Play FlatPak
Intelligent, appealing, and affordable, Charlie Lazor’s user-friendly FlatPak just might be the project that revolutionizes the prefab industry.
written by: Allison Arieffphotos by: Chad Holder05.01.09 -
Tait Modern
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.
written by: Catherine Franklinphotos by: Peter Hyatt04.30.09 -
Worth the Wait
Tucked into the side of a scenic San Francisco hill, one of the city’s more diminutive houses battles everything from dry rot to obstructionist neighbors in order to grow up.
written by: Deborah Bishopphotos by: Zubin Shroff04.30.09 -
Pool Houses: From Laps to Naps
For those seeking refuge from an interminable game of Marco Polo, these four pool houses provide an artful escape.
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Ron Pollard04.30.09 -
Low-Tech Utopia
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, which probably isn't an issue when the glass house is a commune.
written by: Femke Bijlsmaphotos by: Alessio Guarino04.30.09 -
Off the Beaten Path
A dramatic departure from your typical cabin on the lake, this unique retreat adds shades of black to a tiny island awash with local color.
written by: Eric Lawlorphotos by: Chad Holder04.30.09 -
Piet Hein Eek
Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek is best known for his intricately composed scrap wood furniture—each piece a one-of-a-kind creation that merges artisan handcraft with skilled design processes....
written by: Sam Grawe04.30.09 -
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 -
Inclined to Relax
Hidden on a hill overlooking Australia’s Pittwater Bay, Rob Brown’s design for the James-Robertson house happily opens itself (and its occupants) to all that Mother Nature can dish out.
written by: Davina Jacksonphotos by: Richard Powers04.28.09 -
The Exhibitionists
In Los Angeles, Materials & Applications puts design theory into open-to-the-public practice.http://dwell-stage.pingv.net/node/17158/edit?destination=admin/content%3Ffield_legacycontentid_value...
written by: Chris Rubin04.27.09
