This year marks the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's arrival in the New York Harbor, and while it may not strike everyone as...

Step into these outdoor enclosures that provide picturesque views from all sides.

A former warehouse is transformed into a minimalist, 600-square-meter home that complements the industrial character of the shell...

An Amsterdam real estate developer accustomed to flipping properties renovates—and promptly falls in love with—a live-work space...

A formal rental apartment in Pijp, Amsterdam, previously broken up into many rooms with minimal light, now provides gleaming,...

In Amsterdam’s Bellamy neighborhood, an old school is repurposed and transformed into modern, lofty apartments.

A "chashitsu," which literally means “tearoom” in Japanese, is a freestanding, pavilion-like structure that was used for tea...

When a couple in Amsterdam decided to upgrade their residence from a small houseboat to a larger one, they sought a design that...

In a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, a pavilion addition ties into the existing home's midcentury roots and connects to the...

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Instead of chopping down trees or cutting branches, many architects have come up with smart design solutions to avoid disturbing...

In Seattle, where others saw only a severe slope and lack of municipal hookups, one couple spotted their ticket to their dream...

A Brooklyn architect shows what a little elbow grease, a healthy dose of naïveté, and a decade can accomplish.

Uni, an international group of designers in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is riding out a self-professed renovation high that never...

Amsterdam-based firm Office Winhov converts the landmark Kas Bank building into an extension of the sumptuous W Hotel.

With sensitivity to local building typologies, fresh construction finds a place in Amsterdam.

Behind the Dwell Magazine Redesign

Fifteen minutes from downtown Seattle, architects Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo transformed the neighborhood dump—a lot that had...

As New Orleans struggles to get back on its feet, one architect learns from the past while building for the future.

Clad in wax-covered pine, this 645-square-foot dwelling is striking on the outside and endlessly charming on the inside.

We asked five households that recently switched Los Angeles neighborhoods what they had in mind when picking a new place to live.

Architecture is the latest field to feel the double-edged sword of computerization.

BETA Office for Architecture and the City create a five-story residence designed to accommodate and adapt to the needs of a...

Perched on pink granite cliffs, a series of prefab pavilions offer a luxe, back-to-nature experience in one of Tasmania’s oldest...

Prefabricated architecture can get a bad rap for being boring and boxy—not so for this sculptural backyard pavilion.

Hidden on a hill overlooking Australia’s Pittwater Bay, Rob Brown’s design for the James-Robertson house happily opens itself...

Boasting a bold brass facade, this striking family home embraces contemporary design with a sustainable approach.

Designed by Danish architect Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen, the Pavilion House in Southwold, Suffolk, comes with a detached annex.

Overlooking the Paranapanema River, Casa do Lago is a weekend home comprising two elevated, staggered volumes that separate...

Sitting adjacent to the Morningside residence, this new open-air pavilion beckons the family outside every day of the year.

A major market for our furniture, and the headquarters of some of our most important designers, Manhattan has long been Herman...

An eclectic Amsterdam apartment offers an elevated vacation experience in more ways than one.

We’re excited to reveal a new way to shop products on Dwell, and it all starts with the new “Products” tab.

It was no exodus, of course, but when Kathleen Triem quit her job at a Manhattan design firm in July 1996, her associates were...

When Cecilia Tham and Yoel Karaso of Habitan Architects bought their first-floor apartment in an 1894 block of the Fort Pienc...

Textile designer Milla Novo and her husband move into a converted monastery, uncovering religious frescoes in the renovation...