Hive Minded
Openshop|Studio’s design for a hivelike structure in the middle of a Brooklyn loft creates a chrysalis of comfort for a couple...
6 Eco-Minded Prefab Companies in Seattle
As an environmental leader, Seattle is a hotspot for sustainable prefab home companies.
Escape to the Wilds of Tasmania in These Eco-Minded Pavilions
Perched on pink granite cliffs, a series of prefab pavilions offer a luxe, back-to-nature experience in one of Tasmania’s oldest...
An Eco-Minded Resort in the Bahamas Lists for $2.95M
Snow Bay Beach Resort on San Salvador features four solar-powered villas just steps from the shore.
Community-Minded Living and Sustainable Design Converge in Phoenix
Planned for completion in 2022, these 11 customizable homes are designed to encourage togetherness.
This Eco-Minded Home in São Paulo Raises the Bar For Prefab
Made of 100-percent recyclable materials and equipped with smart home technology, SysHaus is a new model by a Brazilian...
A Cramped Bungalow Is Reborn as an Eco-Minded Home for Two Gardeners
A sustainable retrofit and extension floods a house outside Melbourne with light and landscape views.
A Modern Farmhouse Blends Community-Minded Living With the Country Landscape
Nestled in a rural hamlet in Virginia, this new farmhouse embraces its idyllic surroundings in a tight-knit community.
This Rental Near Joshua Tree Is a Desert Escape for the Design Minded
Stepping into the holiday home of interior designer Denise Portmans is like visiting her Los Angeles design shop—a revelation in...
Like-Minded Neighbors Build an Energy-Independent Floating Community in Amsterdam
The innovative Schoonschip neighborhood features 30 architecturally designed homes that all produce their own energy and use...
A Metallic Barrel Vault Gives This Danish Cabin A High-Minded Elegance
The pine-clad interior evokes the smells, sound, and atmosphere of a traditional mountain cabin.
These Eco-Minded Villas in Cabo Verde Are the Perfect Place to Escape Winter Blues
Antwerp-based POLO Architects built these sustainable vacation homes with materials directly from the project’s site.
How One Community-Minded Designer Is Tapping the Potential of Chicago’s Vacant Lots
The 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial builds on the research of this year’s artistic director, David Brown, who believes...
Hive Design
The recent disappearance of vast numbers of worker bees from their colonies sounded an unexpectedly resonant ecological alarm.
A 19th-Century Farmhouse in Eastern Germany Gets New Tricks With an Ecologically Minded Update
Located in an outlying village three hours north of Berlin, the remote property—which until recently lacked potable water—was...
Reviving Neutra with Hive Living
We recently received a letter from a reader, Kristy Krone, after she read the article Hive Design in our September issue, which...
Arch Students Build a Hive
This semester I had the opportunity to teach the first studio for the new three-year MArch grad program at Woodbury University...
This Hive Makes Visitors a Part of the Swarm
London’s Kew Gardens welcomes a sound and art installation that captures the vital role of bees in global ecosystems.
Cozy Up to the Great Outdoors With These Mountain Cabin Essentials
Our picks include a handmade coffee table, a kettle collection, and a Bauhaus-style bee hive.
6 Practically Free Design-Minded Gifts
Inspired by the great depression, this poster is a free download (along with 4 others) through Readymade Magazine.
Budget Breakdown: A San Diego Couple Make Over Their Craftsman Bedroom For $29K
Ashley and Ross Goldman document their $29,400 master bedroom renovation on their DIY blog The Gold Hive.
An Elevated Deckhouse in England
A design-minded pair ensures that their tiny seaside getaway in Hampshire, England, is shipshape.
4 Companies to Consider When Building a Prefab Home in Minnesota
These four Minnesota–based companies are raising the bar with their prefab home designs and systems.
An Australian Home's Brick Addition Creates a Private Backyard Haven
Inspired by the surrounding industrial neighborhood, a brick addition to a heritage cottage outside Melbourne creates a private...
These Cabins in a Utah Ski Resort Are Designed to Help Spark Social Change
Shunning ostentation, Horizon Neighborhood recasts the ski resort as a collaborative, ecologically minded ideas hub.
An Energy-Efficient House Revels in Views of a Lush Forest
In a protected Oregon forest, a sustainably minded retreat crafted for a pair of empty nesters connects deeply with nature.
A Trio of Schindler Houses Brings Together Three Design-Minded Los Angeles Families
Architect Steven Ehrlich of EYRC leads the charge renovating these side-by-side properties.
A Heavenly Backyard is Precise with Pebbles
A San Francisco landscape designer finds a small-space solution that’s anything but narrow-minded.
Three Interwoven L.A. Homes Imagine a More Neighborly Future
A trio of homes in the Hollywood Hills promote communal living with shared outdoor spaces.
Airstream’s Atlas Touring Coach Is an Ideal “Home on Wheels” for Summer Road Trips
The most recent collaboration between Airstream and Mercedes-Benz is a high-minded sprinter van with thoughtful and flexible...
A Whimsical Guest House Leans Out to Maximize Space
Wrapped in cedar shakes, a small cottage uses angled walls to sidestep code restraints and gain greater living space.
This Exquisite Ranch-Style Home Near Joshua Tree Is the Ideal Desert Hideaway
Perhaps the ultimate Airbnb, Le Chacuel in Yucca Valley is a minimalist retreat recently renovated by its design-minded owners.
Eileen Fisher Wants You to Meet These Groundbreaking Women in Design, Fashion, and Sustainability
The female-fronted Good Goes On campaign recognizes powerful, design-minded women who are inspiring the next generation.
Before & After: A Remodel Saves a ’40s Home With an ’80s Identity Crisis
Drawing Room Architecture reinvigorates a clashing Melbourne home with paint, custom cabinetry, and cohesive lighting.
A Sustainable Shipping Container Community Springs Up in Oklahoma City
On a formerly blighted site, 16 shipping containers have been transformed into elegant homes that are equally eco- and...
An Old Textile Mill in Rhode Island Is Now a Vibrant Hotel Buzzing With Design
Fleshed out with furniture and wares by local makers, the newly open Dye House beckons the design minded for overnight stays and...

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