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A Weekend Retreat in the Forest
Built on a challenging hillside site and tucked behind a thicket of trees, the Bridgman, Michigan, house designed by Scott Rappe provides a modern weekend retreat for a Chicago couple.
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: Steve Hall, Hedrich Blessing03.21.13 -
Blue in the Facade
Canada's Magdalen Islands offer a seaside retreat to landlocked Quebecers, two of whom have turned the local vernacular on its oreille with a winsome vacation home.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Matthew Monteith01.15.09 -
Home Schooled
The house at 157 Congress Run in the Cincinnati suburb of Wyoming was a fine little place, a sturdy 1940s brick Cape with trim, boxy rooms and an undulating yard punctuated with old trees. In...
written by: Georgina Gustinphotos by: Chad Holder01.16.09 -
Labor of Loved Ones
Designed by his son and daughter-in-law, and largely built by his family and a host of neighborly helpers, Bill Weber’s new home is all about strengthening the ties that bind.
written by: Lee Bey01.16.09 -
Rising Above It All
Set atop a 1908 warehouse in the Courtenay Precinct of Wellington, New Zealand, the three apartments by Architecture Workshop glow like lanterns at dusk, signaling a new day for this once-seedy...
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Richard Powers01.17.09 -
Kansas City, MO
Kansas City is a sprawling 318 square miles. With the help of creative developers and architects, the three square miles that make up downtown are finally growing up.
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Daniel Hennessy01.18.09 -
Garage Brand
With no space to waste, London-based designers Kim Colin and Sam Hecht turned a 1924 garage into the perfect home product.
written by: Amelia Thorpephotos by: Ben Anders01.18.09 -
Cooler Ranch
After searching in vain for an empty lot to build on, architect Brian White settled for a nondescript 1960s ranch that nobody else wanted—and proved that building from the ground up doesn’t always...
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: John Clark01.18.09 -
Victorian Secrets
Have you ever walked past a house on your way to work and thought, Wouldn’t it be nice to live there. Artist Judith Brenner did. But unlike most of us, Judith loved the house so much that, in July...
written by: Amanda Talbotphotos by: Richard Powers01.19.09 -
It Takes a Villa
Enric Ruiz-Geli’s firm Cloud9 designed the suburban house of the future—it also happens to be sustainable.
written by: Karim Massoteauphotos by: Gunnar Knechtel01.19.09 -
Industrial Evolution
A Norman Foster master plan has transformed a decaying German industrial port into a vibrant neighborhood. It’s not about a single dramatic image, but what Foster calls “incremental...
written by: Jane Szitaphotos by: Hertha Hurnaus04.21.09 -
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 -
Pursuing Perfection
Resuscitating a classic can be time-consuming and pricey, but when it comes to the rehabilitation of neglected masterpieces, one Connecticut couple finds it’s worth every minute and cent.
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: Mark Seelen04.27.09 -
Double the Pleasure
These twin sun-drenched San Diego abodes prove that two decks are better than one.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Bryce Duffy01.21.09 -
Just Do It
Living in a state that’s saturated with rain for much of the year, Oregonians rightly have an obsession with sunshine.
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: John Clark03.04.09 -
Compound Addition
A pair of environmentally attuned architects combined adjoining properties in a Los Angeles canyon to house their modernist menagerie.
written by: Sarah Amelarphotos by: Catherine Ledner05.13.09 -
Casa Study House #1
Traditions collide in Los Angeles when architect Jeremy Levine hotwires SoCal Spanish with international haute-moderne. The resulting house of courtyards, shelves, and even some repurposed car...
written by: Frances Andertonphotos by: Tom Fowlks06.17.09 -
Big Easy Living
In the hot and humid South, time seems to stand still and the architecture is often no different. But in New Orleans, Bild Design, headed by local boy Byron Mouton, is hoping to change that.
written by: Donovan Finnphotos by: Amy Eckert07.01.09 -
Making Sense of the City
The Mariscal residence in downtown San Diego is just one surprise in a city rarely associated with innovative urban structures.
written by: Andrew Wagnerphotos by: Randi Berez07.20.09 -
Stainless Chef
Designer John Picard isn’t afraid of getting his hands dirty in the kitchen, or washing the sand off his feet in the bathroom. This ecological pioneer’s half-lot home is designed for...
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Gregg Segal07.27.09


