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Rising Above It All
Set atop a 1908 warehouse in the Courtenay Precinct of Wellington, New Zealand, the three apartments by Architecture Workshop glow like lanterns at dusk, signaling a new day for this once-seedy...
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Richard Powers01.17.09 -
Casa Study House #1
Traditions collide in Los Angeles when architect Jeremy Levine hotwires SoCal Spanish with international haute-moderne. The resulting house of courtyards, shelves, and even some repurposed car...
written by: Frances Andertonphotos by: Tom Fowlks06.17.09 -
Domestic Democracy
In a code-happy L.A. suburb, how do you break the mold without breaking the law? Architects Alice Fung and Michael Blatt steer clear of anarchy with a little democratic design.
written by: David A. Greenephotos by: Dave Lauridsen06.15.09 -
Pacific Heights Remodel
In the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, what started off as a decorating job turned into a full-blown renovation for Nicole Hollis, founder of Nicole Hollis Interior Design. "...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake08.24.09 -
Renovation: 800 Square Feet
While in the process of helping his father find a suitable home closer to his family, Sacramento designer Curtis Popp realized he had everything he needed to provide his dad, an artist, with the...
written by: Erika Heetphotos by: Mike Graffigna02.16.10 -
Windows Vista
When artists Ramona Trent and Anthony Pearson teamed up with architects Escher GuneWardena for a full-scale renovation, they bestowed a remarkable view upon an unremarkable bungalow.
written by: Mimi Zeigerphotos by: Noah Webb09.18.10 -
A Renovated Flat in Moshe Safdie's Habitat '67
A flat renovated by a pair of fashion insiders breathes new life into architect Moshe Safdie's iconic Habitat '67 building.
written by: Alex Bozikovicphotos by: Alexi Hobbs12.30.12 -
The Tree of Ghent
Just as the famed Treaty of 1814 called for peace between the United Kingdom and the United States, the large beech tree on Dieter Van Everbroeck's property harmonizes the relationship between site...
written by: Jane Szitaphotos by: Hertha Hurnaus01.15.09 -
Norwegian Wood
Designing a house for this setting was a thrilling puzzle of aesthetics and terrain for a young architect. The house they built that year suited the couple for 30 years of long summer vacations,...
written by: Margit Bisztrayphotos by: Pia Ulin03.04.09 -
Architectural Adventure
When people ask architects Apurva Pande and Chinmaya Misra where they live, they never get a straightforward answer. The couple's home lies at the end of a cul-de-sac somewhere between Culver City...
written by: Chloe Veltmanphotos by: Bryce Duffy01.18.09 -
New Beginnings
Uni, an international group of designers in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is riding out a self-professed renovation high that never seems to cease.
written by: Virginia Gardinerphotos by: Adam Friedberg04.21.09 -
Designed In-House
Mill Valley, California, might not be a hotbed of modernism, but it was here, ten years ago, that Dwell came into the world alongside founder Lara Hedberg Deam’s first home—now...
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Dustin Aksland09.07.10 -
Highway Hideaway
Most beachfront houses treat the ocean as part of the visual landscape with panoramic views and wraparound balconies. Tom Lloyd-Butler’s beach house by Ernest Born, however, is deeply interior, and...
written by: Katrina Heronphotos by: Robert Schlatter01.16.09 -
Mies van der Rohe, Lafayette Park
High-rise superblocks and identical clusters of row houses set apart from the urban grid have been much maligned as some of the major wrongdoings of modernism, but Detroit's Lafayette Park&mdash...
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Raimund Koch01.14.09 -
Community of Vision
A mere eight miles from Mount Vernon, George Washington’s Georgian neoclassical plantation home, and just nine miles south of Old Town Alexandria, the colonial bastion that provides much...
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Eric Laignel03.16.09 -
The Siple Life
A devastating accident could have made Murray Siple a bitter man. Instead, he decided to renovate a house. The result is a masterful achievement of modern design that has allowed the filmmaker to...
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Misha Gravenor04.27.09 -
Heart of the Country
Driving through the leafy country lanes on the outer edges of London’s commuter belt, it’s hard to imagine the city is just an hour away by train. But the Sussex fields around the...
written by: Iain Aitchphotos by: Nigel Shafran02.26.09 -
Minneapolis, MN
Linden Hills, a leafy neighborhood in southwest Minneapolis abutting recreational Lake Calhoun, is a spot where few fences divide the ranch houses from the Cape Cods and the bungalows, most of them...
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Chad Holder01.16.09 -
Long Island Found
When the Fisher family’s 1960s Long Island beach bungalow started to crumble, they sought an architect who’d preserve the home’s humble roots and mellow vibe, while subtly...
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Richard Foulser06.06.11 -
Walter Gropius, Hagerty House
Walter Gropius wanted the Hagerty House, his first commission in the United States, to be as close to the sea as possible. He sited the structure a precarious 20 feet from the shore and let the...
written by: Jaci Conryphotos by: Dean Kaufman01.14.09 -
San Juan, PR
After three rainless weeks a welcome tropical shower blew into San Juan, Puerto Rico, one afternoon last May, awakening Casa Delpin with the sound of trickling water.
written by: Michael Cannellphotos by: Raimund Koch02.26.09 -
Marcel Breuer Hooper House II
A new owner with a light touch has kept Marcel Breuer's 1959 Hooper House II a marvel of the mid-20th century whose life will extend well into the 21st.
written by: Philip Kennicottphotos by: Zubin Shroff02.08.09 -
Way Out West
Leaving the bustle of Washington, D.C., architect Joe Day and his wife return to California and discover that life in a single-family dwelling isn't as isolated as they had feared.
written by: Raul Barrenchephotos by: Gregg Segal06.15.09 -
Oakland Aesthetics
Perfectly content in San Francisco, the Pfeiffers couldn't help falling in love with a charming mid-century house, across the Bay in Oakland, with stunning views, plenty of trees, and a murky past.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Mark Seelen03.16.09 -
Compound Addition
A pair of environmentally attuned architects combined adjoining properties in a Los Angeles canyon to house their modernist menagerie.
written by: Sarah Amelarphotos by: Catherine Ledner05.13.09
