Design and architecture inspiration for modern homes from Dwell.

At Home in the Modern World

Standout in a Crowd

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In architecturally conservative San Francisco, this house built on a 20-foot-wide lot proves that modern design can fit—literally and figuratively—in any neighborhood.

Amos Klausner
The houses that circle San Francisco's Buena Vista Park run the gamut from wedding-cake Victorian to Scandinavian modern. Architect Cass Calder Smith aimed to create a façade that contextually relates to the adjacent ornate ones yet is purely modern.

Photo by: Todd Hido

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