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Passive Progressive
Among the first Passive Houses in France, this bamboo-clad farmhouse by the Parisian firm Karawitz Architecture brings a bit of green to tiny Bessancourt.
written by: Anne Stark Ditmeyerphotos by: Nicholas Calcott08.18.12 -
Alberta Aerie
Edmonton architect Vivian Manasc’s 19th-story rooftop penthouse is a bright spot—and a model green building—in a city where downtown living is rare.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Garth Crump08.18.12 -
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 -
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 -
Porches Inn, North Adams, Massachusetts
In 1985, the Sprague Electric Mill in North Adams, Massachusetts, closed down. Like many similar western Massachusetts towns supporting heavy industry, North Adams relied on its factories to...
written by: Laura Feinstein07.17.12 -
Happy Birthday, HVAC
Here's a random fact for the day: July 17, 2012, marks the 110th anniversary of the humble air conditioner. Sure, overheated and crafty peoples had invented one-off cooling devices before American...
written by: Kelsey Keith07.17.12 -
Corporate Wisdom: Laurinda Spear
In our July/August issue, we take a look at 15 women leading the design world, one of whom is Laurinda Spear, cofounder of the Miami firm Arquitectonica. We spoke with her and three other women who...
written by: Aaron Britt07.06.12 -
Mass Modern
A Martha’s Vineyard retreat surpasses the traditional boundaries of Cape Cod architecture with a contemporary design by Harvard professor and practicing architect Toshiko Mori.
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: Iwan Baan07.04.12 -
Facade Focus: Steel
Idaho-based architect Susan Desko—previously a senior design architect for Frank Gehry—created a house built of untreated steel plate and glass that towers among the trees of its...
written by: Laura Maukphotos by: Sharon Risedorph07.03.12 -
All the Home's a Stage
In a Melbourne suburb, a family of four redefines “interior design” with a private house that doubles as a public art gallery.
written by: Rowan McKinnonphotos by: Dianna Snape06.17.12 -
Exterior Focus
Our June 2012 issue (on newsstands now!) emphazises stunningly designed and thoughtfully crafted interiors, but we think exteriors deserve equal acclaim. Each of the faces of the featured...
written by: Diana Budds05.30.12 -
Elements by William Kaven
So often the architectural press gets caught up in the look of a place without considering how it might also feel. The team at William Kaven Architecture seeks to rectify that with a new video of...
written by: Aaron Britt05.24.12 -
Facade Focus: Metal
While still studying architecture at Eindhoven University, Servie Boetzkes and Jeroen Helder landed a commission through “friends of friends” to build a home in a suburb of Arnhem.
written by: Jane Szita05.22.12 -
LEGO® Design Competition Finalists
Dwell joined forces with Pacific Standard Time to appeal to the architect—and child—within us all. The challenge was to construct a model of an original home inspired by iconic...
written by: Ralston O'Neill05.14.12 -
Facade Focus: Wood
A Boston couple with a big extended family wanted to enlarge their brick neo-Georgian with an addition that would fit a generous kitchen and hangout space, all while avoiding superfluous detail....
written by: Kelsey Keithphotos by: John Horner05.02.12 -
Facade Focus: Brick
Yves Borghs and Katleen van Ammel wanted their new house to offer maximum privacy but also maximum light. The solution proposed by Tom Verschueren, of Mechelen, Belgium-based DMVA Architects, was...
written by: Jane Szitaphotos by: Frederik Vercruysse05.01.12 -
Hope Floats
A self-taught designer embarks upon a solo mission to resuscitate a 19th-century homestead.
written by: Kelsey Keithphotos by: Mark Mahaney04.25.12 -
Architecture for Humanity
Two young Norwegians take a hands-on approach to do-good design with projects in remote Thailand, Bangkok, Sumatra, and beyond.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Pasi Aalto04.13.12 -
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 -
Coming into Views
This courtyard house on the edge of the Berkshires offers both grand vistas and plenty of privacy, thanks to its custom rain screen.
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: John Muggenborg03.18.12
