Chris Natt’s Stimuli 3.0 lamp would fit in equally well on the set of a Bjork video or in a Borg starship, but the premise behind...

Each week, we tap into Dwell's Instagram community to bring you the most captivating design and architecture shots of the week.

In the design world, there's been a lot of interesting talk about “smart” architecture lately—particularly what's involved in...

How does daylight affect happiness and well-being? Marvin decided to find out.

On a narrow lot in suburban Australia, Cloud Architecture designs a family home with built-in flexibility.

Michael K. Chen Architecture channels Le Corbusier vibes into a modular and multifunctional holiday home aboard the world’s...

Drawing from traditional architecture, Long An House in Southern Vietnam allows natural elements like light, air, and water to...

Sim-Plex Design Studio transforms a tiny apartment into a flexible, four-bedroom home whose Zen-inspired interiors belie...

An architect flips the script on her “upside-down” home with a light-filled revamp.

With a bright but soothing interior, the Estonian seaside getaway draws decorative inspiration from its natural surroundings.

What started out as a dated 1980s residence in Venice, California, is now a 2,000-square-foot, eye-catching modern home with an...

Renovated for the first time since it was built in 1955, a Nashville home is updated to meet modern demands while staying true to...

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

Perched on a plateaued corner lot in San Francisco’s Dolores Heights neighborhood, this home’s facade frames panoramic city views...

In Coles Bay, Tasmania, Freycinet Lodge’s undulating pavilions of wood and glass place guests at the heart of the wilderness.

This modern take on the rustic barn offers a unique space for guests to soak in the gorgeous mountain vistas near Jackson,...

A family home on Australia’s Mornington Peninsula is built to blend in with its lakeside setting.

Whether you’re headed to bed or greeting the day, set the mood—or just find your phone—in style.

After gutting the interior of a dark, five-story townhouse, a bright and open space is born.

How is a 921-square-foot, 44-level house possible? Witness Tokyo architect Akihisa Hirata’s mind-bending, shape-shifting...

This Madrid home's intriguing roofline creates tall ceilings while sticking to strict building restrictions.

Every order Miya Shoji receives is different, but the procedure follows the same rough pattern each time.

Local firm Beebe Skidmore was enlisted to spearhead “Operation Sunlight.”

Tidal Arc House by Woods Bagot mirrors the undulations of the tide and landscape with its arched concrete form.

Elon Musk’s Neuralink has created a new brain chip to help us make “better connections to the world, to ourselves, and to each...

Webster Wilson designs a cedar-wrapped ADU in Portland, Oregon, for a grandmother and her visiting grandchildren.

Nestled on a steep slope near the iconic Muir Woods in California, a pair of outbuildings offer a sublime connection to Mother...

A weekend getaway for a creative couple outside Bratislava is inspired by the nomadic structure.

Lighting circumscribes a space, and therefore how we interpret ourself within that space.

No natural light? No problem.

A modest composition of wood, glass, and concrete, the Wuehrer House in Amagansett allows forest views to take center stage.

A winding form slices through the center of this home to add dimension, privacy, and storage.

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Kevin Roche passed away on March 1 at the age of 96. We look at the cultural institutions he...

A striking show of Qatar’s cultural and financial power, the mega-museum designed by Atelier Jean Nouvel mimics a desert rose, a...

The structure maximizes changing daylight conditions with a window-filled, L-shaped floor plan that flows onto a lush landscape.

For Tom and Danie Raffield, building a family home was a labor of love.