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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 -
San Juan, PR
After three rainless weeks a welcome tropical shower blew into San Juan, Puerto Rico, one afternoon last May, awakening Casa Delpin with the sound of trickling water.
written by: Michael Cannellphotos by: Raimund Koch02.26.09 -
Solar Inspiration
A husband-and-wife architect team proves a house can be good for the environment—and look great too.
written by: Sydney LeBlancphotos by: Marvin Rand01.19.09 -
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 -
Drumming Up Design
Brotherly love takes many forms; in the case of Rob and Eric Brill, it’s a shared passion for modernism. Rob, the younger of the two and a rock musician, recently completed the second of two live...
written by: Frances Andertonphotos by: Noah Webb01.25.09 -
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 -
Domestic Democracy
In a code-happy L.A. suburb, how do you break the mold without breaking the law? Architects Alice Fung and Michael Blatt steer clear of anarchy with a little democratic design.
written by: David A. Greenephotos by: Dave Lauridsen06.15.09 -
Mod Men
Todd Goddard and Andrew Mandolene have a spring in their step since completing their restoration of the near-derelict 1957 home of architect Arthur Witthoefft, who says, “I can’t get...
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: Jason Schmidt01.20.10 -
Windows Vista
When artists Ramona Trent and Anthony Pearson teamed up with architects Escher GuneWardena for a full-scale renovation, they bestowed a remarkable view upon an unremarkable bungalow.
written by: Mimi Zeigerphotos by: Noah Webb09.18.10 -
A Fine Vintage
At age 34, Philip M. Isaacson commissioned architect F. Frederick Bruck to design a home for him and his wife. That was 1959. Five decades later, he still lives in his ideal home—and very...
written by: Chelsea Holden Bakerphotos by: Eric Roth09.15.10 -
The Homemakers
How a highly productive collaboration among a trio of creative Angelenas—and a good dose of Barragán—turned a dark and beleaguered mid-century house into a family home for...
written by: Sarah Amelarphotos by: Lisa Romerein07.19.12 -
The Tree of Ghent
Just as the famed Treaty of 1814 called for peace between the United Kingdom and the United States, the large beech tree on Dieter Van Everbroeck's property harmonizes the relationship between site...
written by: Jane Szitaphotos by: Hertha Hurnaus01.15.09 -
Norwegian Wood
Designing a house for this setting was a thrilling puzzle of aesthetics and terrain for a young architect. The house they built that year suited the couple for 30 years of long summer vacations,...
written by: Margit Bisztrayphotos by: Pia Ulin03.04.09 -
Opdahl Remastered
Case Study architect Edward Killingsworth’s masterpiece, the 1957 Opdahl House, fell into ruin, but thanks to a musician with a passion for modernism, it is celebrating its 50th anniversary...
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Catherine Ledner01.12.10 -
Designed In-House
Mill Valley, California, might not be a hotbed of modernism, but it was here, ten years ago, that Dwell came into the world alongside founder Lara Hedberg Deam’s first home—now...
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Dustin Aksland09.07.10 -
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 -
Basic Living
Live/work is a centuries-old practice turned overused architectural trend. By melding history and innovation, Turin’s Basic Village offers up a compelling reinvention of the concept.
written by: Allison Arieffphotos by: Jacob Langvad06.03.09 -
Mies van der Rohe, Lafayette Park
High-rise superblocks and identical clusters of row houses set apart from the urban grid have been much maligned as some of the major wrongdoings of modernism, but Detroit's Lafayette Park&mdash...
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Raimund Koch01.14.09 -
Way Out West
Leaving the bustle of Washington, D.C., architect Joe Day and his wife return to California and discover that life in a single-family dwelling isn't as isolated as they had feared.
written by: Raul Barrenchephotos by: Gregg Segal06.15.09 -
Stripped Ease
All of the money Barbara Hill poured into remodeling her 1960s condo in Houston was spent taking things out—and she couldn’t be happier.
written by: Fred A. Bernsteinphotos by: Dean Kaufman01.16.09
