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Articles

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  101 Renovation

  The agony and ecstasy of home renovations, featuring case studies, caveats, and true confessions.

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  Before You Renovate

  Finding the perfect home sometimes means creating it. Renovation can require as much effort in the planning as in the execution so you’ll need some patience—and you should arm yourself…

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  Park Street Renovation

  The renovation of Katie and John Eller's Park Street Residence in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco began with a referral from a friend: "She said, 'I want your architect and…

Products

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  Beyond the Bubble: The New Japanese Architecture

  It’s well documented that Japan replaces its building stock at an astonishing rate—the average life of a house is a mere 25 years. With that in mind, this attractive book examines…

• San Francisco Platter and Neigbhorhood Series

  The San Francisco platter (14.5" in diameter) features a major portion of the San Francisco peninsula. The San Francisco Neighborhood small plate (7.5" diameter) series features maps of different…

Dwell Collections

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  A Look at Kitchen Renovations

  A collection of some of our favorite kitchen renovations from our archives.

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  Sidewalk Gardens in San Francisco

  After taking on San Francisco City Hall, architect Jane Martin helped spawn a movement that has rendered the city’s sidewalks more hospitable to birds, bees, butterflies—and even to…

Video

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  Building Green in Harlem: A Green Brownstone?

  In this video series, Dwell follows a New York couple with a passion for building green through the challenges—and triumphs—of renovation, from finding the design-build team to…

Tip

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  Stick Around during a Renovation

  I learned during our kitchen renovation that it really is a full-time job. If you want it done right and according to your vision, and not that of your contractor, be available. Make sure every…

Events

• Hands-on Greywater and Rainwater Workshop

  Interested in learning how to retrofit a home to collect rainwater and recycle greywater? Come to this double workshop on rainwater/greywater to learn how. The morning will be about rainwater…

• NASA Astronaut Speaks about Recent Hubble Repair Mission

  Dr. John Grunsfeld, a NASA astronaut and a Chicago native, will discuss and showcase images from his recent 13-day trip to the International Space Station for the final servicing mission for the…

• San Francisco Community Clean Up

  The Girl Scouts of Northern California (San Francisco Branch) and Safeway present their Bright Green Clean Team, a group of volunteers that will help clean up the San Francisco Zoo using…