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Take Me Home
A “tree house” of clean lines, ample glass, and thoughtful ingenuity lets a Washington, DC–area family and a stream of weekend guests enjoy prefab living in an unlikely locale:...
written by: Jeremy Berlinphotos by: Chris Mueller01.08.09 -
Abiquiu Debut
Abiquiu, New Mexico, owes this rugged new house to a plucky pair of residents, two talented architects and one long-sighted and very gracious loan officer.
written by: Chelsea Holden Bakerphotos by: João Canziani01.14.09 -
Scrap House
"Repurpose, refurbish, recycle" was the guiding principle for a metals broker in Ontario who harnessed his passion for–and knowledge of–industrial materials to create a new...
written by: Alex Bozikovicphotos by: Lorne Bridgman01.14.09 -
Ski Lift
This New York turned ski bum took a little piece of the city to the mountains, and never looked back.
written by: Heather Wagnerphotos by: Bjorn Wallander01.15.09 -
On the Rock
Katja and Adam Thom’s cabin, on an exposed postglacial archipelago in Canada’s windswept Georgian Bay, is more than eight miles from the nearest road.
written by: Geoff Manaughphotos by: Mark Giglio01.15.09 -
Palace Intrigue
In the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, architect Rytis Mikulionis spent several years property hunting for his first nesting ground and finally ended up inside a former Soviet army barrack, which...
written by: Virginia Gardinerphotos by: Hertha Hurnaus01.16.09 -
Setting the Stage
Blessed with an enviable site on the sylvan shores of the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Washington state, architect Anthony Pellecchia and his wife, graphic designer Kathy Wesselman, wanted to create a...
written by: Amber Bravophotos by: Philip Newton01.16.09 -
Family Style
When a Japanese couple asked architects Takaharu and Yui Tezuka to design a small home that would evoke the Italian love of food, informal gatherings, and natural settings, the result was la dolce...
photos by: Adam Friedberg01.16.09 -
Cooler Ranch
After searching in vain for an empty lot to build on, architect Brian White settled for a nondescript 1960s ranch that nobody else wanted—and proved that building from the ground up doesn’t always...
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: John Clark01.18.09 -
Emerald in the Rough
An architect and artist flee Dublin for the countryside to build a biodegradable house and raise their children.
written by: Virginia Gardinerphotos by: Cornelius Scriba01.19.09 -
Straw Tech
When Anders Stokholm asked his old friend Felix Jerusalem to design his family’s new home in Eschenz, a northern Swiss village on the Rhine River and Untersee Lake, the client and architect agreed...
written by: Emily Gertz01.22.09 -
All You Need Is LV
In the most unlikely of places—rural Missouri—Rocio Romero has designed and built a prefab empire.
written by: Donovan Finnphotos by: Dean Kaufman02.19.09 -
iT House, Joshua Tree
The iT House brings together raw industrial aesthetics with the tactics of green design to forge a new home in the sunbaked wilds of California’s east.
written by: Frances Andertonphotos by: Gregg Segal02.28.09 -
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 -
Off the Beaten Path
A dramatic departure from your typical cabin on the lake, this unique retreat adds shades of black to a tiny island awash with local color.
written by: Eric Lawlorphotos by: Chad Holder04.30.09 -
Tait Modern
When building a second home, most people don’t consider traveling farther than upstate. But the Taits built theirs 30 hours away on the coast of Tasmania.
written by: Catherine Franklinphotos by: Peter Hyatt04.30.09 -
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 -
Swamp Thing
With families in tow, architects Keith Moskow and Robert Linn settle in for a weekend of s'mores and camping in the unlikliest of locations: a simple structure built in the heart of the suburbs.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.02.10 -
A Lot to Love
In a leafy residential area a few miles from downtown Kansas City, Missouri, an enterprising architect saw opportunity where others saw trouble. He took a sloping, triangular lot and designed a new...
written by: Georgina Gustinphotos by: Mike Sinclair02.12.10 -
Knotty by Nature
In snowy Sweden, where pine planks and the democratic design incubator Ikea reign supreme, a local architect pays homage to his patrimony, making a small, slatty home feel like a rather big deal....
written by: Grant Gibsonphotos by: Pia Ulin04.03.10 -
Worth the Wait
On an island 20 miles off the coast of Maine, a writer, with the help of his daughter, built not only a room but an entire green getaway of his own.
written by: Amber Bravophotos by: Eirik Johnson11.22.10 -
Ruin Reborn
In 1981, Londoners Anthony and Gillian Blee purchased the ultimate fixer-upper. The property in southwestern France was idyllic, but its old mill, built in 1822, and three flanking outbuildings had...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Sarah Blee01.19.11 -
Raise High the Roof Beams
Creative bartering and a healthy dose of sweat equity allowed a young Charleston couple to transform a derelict 19th-century structure into an inspired living space.
written by: Kelsey Keithphotos by: Daniel Shea08.29.11 -
Building Community
With a clean-lined new loft building designed by El Dorado Inc., a fleet of hip galleries, and a burgeoning creative class, Wichita is anything but plains.
written by: Georgina Gustinphotos by: Jake Stangel09.16.11 -
An Epic Plot
Architect Steve Bull designed a high-impact, low-maintenance home for a pair of intrepid clients in Alaska, but that was only the beginning of the adventure.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Erik Johnson09.25.11







