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Explore - Affordability
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An Affordable High-Design Vacation Home in Mexico
By pooling their resources and giving their architect complete creative control, two busy Mexico City–based brothers built a high-design vacation home for just $70 per square foot.
written by: Robert Landonphotos by: Mauricio Alejo01.29.13 -
Tipis & Geodesic Domes: Alternative Homes
After writer Abbie Mood saw this slideshow on the New York Times’ website of Brett’s tipi and Jake’s geodesic dome, she decided to track these two alternative home residents down.
written by: Abbie Mood02.23.13 -
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 -
Affordable Housing for China
Over a million people have moved to Guangzhou in the past eight years, making the city's population nearly ten million today. This urbanization is the trend of cities worldwide; it makes all the...
written by: Jamie Waugh10.01.08 -
Castles Made of Sand
Iranian architect Nader Kahlili fashions affordable, easily assembled housing out of sandbags and concrete for a surprsingly striking result.
written by: Marc Kristal04.30.09 -
Hometta: Affordable Modern Home Plans
Mark Johnson started daydreaming last year about how residential architecture in his native Houston would be improved if developers had a pool of pre-existing plans for small and attractive modern...
written by: Drew Himmelstein05.11.09 -
Chris Krager, Krager & Associates Design/Build (KRDB)
This Austin, Texas–based studio built its profile by designing and building some notable houses on spec. Chris Krager cofounded KRDB in 2001 with the goal of creating extraordinary buildings...
written by: Virginia Gardiner02.27.09 -
Winners of "Healthy Homes" for Haiti
In the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010, ARCHIVE, a non-profit whose efforts center on the use of housing as a strategy for preventing illness and providing care among...
written by: Diana Budds01.12.11 -
See What Develops
By keeping the budget strict, the insulation tight, and its values clear, Philadelphia’s Postgreen Homes shows a little brotherly love for green, urban housing.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Mark Mahaney03.22.11 -
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 -
Near Westside Story
Three houses in Syracuse win a sustainable design competition and reshape an urban neighborhood for $200,000 apiece.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Richard Barnes02.25.12 -
Project: R-House
Passive solar design, which promotes passive means of generating and retaining warmth over active—and expensive—systems, is central to R-House’s success. Solar gain—chiefly...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Richard Barnes02.24.12 -
Project: Live Work Home
Richard Cook, a principal at Cook + Fox Architects, surveyed the Near Westside’s inventory of vacant structures and arrived at a conclusion that would guide the design of the Live Work Home. ...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.24.12 -
By the Book
This modern log cabin from architecture students at Auburn University was designed to be completed for $20,000—an admirable solution for the down-at-heel looking to put down roots.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake09.02.09 -
Lucky's Break
With a very limited budget and no construction experience, Lucky and Kim Diaz overhauled a wreck of a house into a sweet, 1,100-square-foot Los Angeles home with just $55,000 and a whole lot of...
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: João Canziani01.14.09 -
Region of Honor
Tuned into its sylvan setting, this affordable green home in Hillsborough, North Carolina, is a modern take on the surrounding centuries-old structures.
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: Richard Leo Johnson, Atlantic Archives02.18.12 -
Salvage Love
The first year out of college is a wildcard for most people. Whether spent bumming around Europe with a backpack or slogging through a suffocating desk job, it’s often a year with little...
written by: Sarah Richphotos by: Misty Keasler01.14.09 -
Builder's Special
A resourceful sound mixer sources some local design talent, rolls up his sleeves, and builds small, green, and affordable in Bozeman, Montana.
written by: Heather Wagnerphotos by: John Clark01.27.12 -
Living in Marina del Rey
When Joe Borst saw an affordable bungalow in a Marina del Ray neighborhood filled with either condos or mansions, he knew he found a perfect place for him and his girlfriend Maria Torres to live in...
written by: Carren Jao03.08.12 -
A Zero-Energy Community: Part 1
Project Manager Brad Liljequist chronicles the building of the zHome, a ten-unit townhome in Issaquah, Washington—the first multifamily zero-energy community in the United States. Part 1:...
written by: Brad Liljequist09.14.11
