Perhaps it's because there are more young children in New York City than there have been in decades, according to most census...

Texas architect Jim Poteet helped Stacey Hill, who lives in a San Antonio artists’ community, wrangle an empty steel shipping...

In a far-flung desert destination, designer Barbara Hill does it again.

Building a small home doesn’t equate to easy lifting.

168 Plymouth Street transforms a 19th-century factory and its 20th-century addition into 46 condominiums that offer the best in...

For aesthetically beautiful minimalist, modern, and sleek design, less really can be more.

From city apartments to vacation rentals and boutique hotels, a daring and creative use of colorful paint, textiles, and other...

The motto "the bigger the better" simply doesn't exist in our book.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Apple a new patent for “Fabric” that could be applied to clothing, furniture,...

The Blue Sky prototype home tiptoes gracefully across the desert landscape just north of Joshua Tree National Park.

Not everyone has the luxury of having multiple bedrooms in their homes—but that’s nothing to lose sleep over.

Space-saving solutions from Room & Board beautifully make the most of compact bedrooms.

The nominees for this year’s Dwell Design Awards may be petite, but they pack a big punch.

Seattle-based firm Best Practice Architecture designs a two-story, shed-roofed residence in Washington that nods to the site’s...

Downsizing your life? Big benefits await.

Located on Long Island amid 15 acres of restored tidal wetlands, this low-energy vacation home offers up panoramic views of...

A father-son architectural duo experiment with a compact, modular home with flexible furniture arrangements.

Dwell editor-in-chief Amanda Dameron walks us through Dwell's November 2016 issue.

A new prefab company represents the future of low-impact affordable housing.

Multifunctional furniture can make a small space a lot more livable.

In Canada's Yukon Territory, a college instructor builds a lightweight, efficient 97-square-foot mobile dwelling.

Awkward sloping ceilings are put to good use in this family apartment known as the Starburst House in Beijing, China.

Downsizing your life in order to live small sometimes requires creative ninja moves to find adequate storage.

Wrapped in floor-to-ceiling glazing, this light-filled retreat embraces the Guatemalan forest from all angles.

Thanks to their savvy with salvaged materials and knack for bartering, Nathalie and Greg Kupfer constructed the micro-cabin for...

To find out the answer, we surveyed our panel of Dwell Pros.

A traditional floor plan gets a minimalist update, complete with a classic porch.

Winkelman Architecture delivers grown-up summer-camp vibes with this unassuming retreat on the coast of Maine.

Small but mighty, these compact dwellings prove that limited square footage doesn't preclude great design.

Tucked into the urban grid, a 340-square-foot grain silo becomes an unexpected desert oasis that overcomes several design...

With clever storage and a retractable skylight, a London apartment feels larger than its 576 square feet.

At 23 years old, self-taught designer Mariah Hoffman set out to craft her own 156-square-foot sanctuary.

A rope bridge slung across a ravine leads to an imaginative retreat by San Francisco–based artist and designer Jay Nelson.

The cofounders of The Brooklyn Home Company take their skill set to sea to give a 1983 tugboat a bow-to-stern revamp.

Before moving into the Community First! Village outside East Austin, Jesse Brown spent 30 years without a home.

Moving home to Torrance, California, to take care of her dad, Monica Chang makes clever use of 170 square feet.