Design and architecture inspiration for modern homes from Dwell.

At Home in the Modern World

Photographer

Jens Passoth

photographs

  • industrious design jean francois and eloi portrait crop

    Industrious Design

    With its fresh take on minimalism, French design duo Normal Studio is ushering in a new machine age.

  • eggo house

    EggO Centric

    A69 Architects were called upon to match concrete with concrete for this family home in Prague. Helping block the gaze of the high-rises next door, the roof slab of the EggO House, like an…

  • oslo norway national opera and ballet

    Oslo, Norway

    A sleepy capital perched by the sea, Oslo is in the midst of an architectural surge. The old port and the new opera house are just two examples of why Norway’s capital is pointing the…

  • acive house exterior

    Test-Case Scenario

    Beating out a host of competitors, one Danish family left their home behind (it’s just down the road, really) to camp out for a year in an Active House, a green-home prototype with all…

  • tallinn estonia aerial

    Tallinn, Estonia

    Since the fall of the USSR, Tallinn has managed to look unblinkingly to the future while still retaining vital elements of its past. A hotbed of northern art and design encircling a UNESCO…

  • mountain dwellings exterior

    Think Big

    In Ørestad—Copenhagen’s tiny but buzzing new hub of urban development—a mountain rises from the flatlands. No ordinary geological behemoth, this sloping peak is a feat…

  • freedom of creation trabecula bench

    The Trabecula Bench

    Freedom of Creation—In recent decades, computer-aided design (CAD) has transcended the screen, thanks to the advent of automatic fabrication, a process wherein three-dimensional objects…

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