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Modern Australian Bungalow with a Victorian Ash Facade
To shield an addition and new courtyard for a bungalow in greater Melbourne, architect Anthony Clarke fitted its facade with strips of rough-sawn Victorian ash.
photos by: Peter Bennetts04.10.13 -
A Budget Friendly Brownstone Renovation in Brooklyn
A family enlists Brooklyn design-build firm MADE to renovate a brownstone using surplus and salvaged materials for a budget-conscious patina.
written by: William Lambphotos by: Matthew Williams01.18.13 -
An Innovative Modular Building System in Ecuador
Seeking a way to blend architecture into the natural environment, a pair of Ecuador-based designers invents a new modular building system.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: João Canziani12.31.12 -
A Sustainably Built Home in Rural Ontario
For this rural Ontario home, building sustainably was less about high-tech gizmos than learning to truly love the land.
written by: Alex Bozikovicphotos by: Derek Shapton10.08.12 -
A Little Bit Country
Thanks to Matthew Hufft, their envelope-pushing architect and longtime friend, Hannah and Paul Catlett have a new home in southwestern Missouri that’s a fresh, unconventional take on the...
written by: Georgina Gustinphotos by: Joe Pugliese10.08.12 -
New Frontiers
An airy addition on the back of a historic house in Boise is a model of sensitive renovation, seamlessly melding new and old.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Lincoln Barbour10.01.12 -
Gotta Bale
How an unfussy, nearly zero-energy family home in Santa Cruz, California, wound up with hay bales in the walls, a state-of-the-art heat pump system, and six very happy residents.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Gabriela Hasbun09.17.12 -
A New Beginning
One family’s effort to “smuggle a modern house into a historic district” in Washington, DC, results in a brightly transformed space made for family life.
written by: Amanda Dameronphotos by: Eli Meir Kaplan09.10.12 -
Passive Progressive
Among the first Passive Houses in France, this bamboo-clad farmhouse by the Parisian firm Karawitz Architecture brings a bit of green to tiny Bessancourt.
written by: Anne Stark Ditmeyerphotos by: Nicholas Calcott08.18.12 -
Top Brass
A couple takes a minimalist approach to their Brooklyn apartment, focusing on supple materials, subtle gradations of color, and custom finishes by local craftsmen.
written by: Philip Nobelphotos by: Matthew Williams06.09.12 -
Going Big, Going Home
A couple in northern Italy trade a cramped flat for a renovated farmhouse in the country.
written by: Amanda Dameronphotos by: Helenio Barbetta03.31.12 -
Spirit of the South
With neighboring duplexes supplying rental income, two Knoxville architects patiently—and affordably—craft their dream home.
written by: Georgina Gustinphotos by: Hollis Bennett02.22.12 -
Split the Difference
When the plan to add a second story to a century-old Montreal house crumbled due to a weak foundation, architect Marc-André Plasse eked out another 500 square feet with a clever...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Alexi Hobbs02.22.12 -
Rock the Boat
New Zealand architect Davor Popadich invoked nautical sheds in his unconventional design for his family’s home on Auckland’s North Shore.
written by: Jeremy Hansenphotos by: Simon Devitt02.05.12 -
Builder's Special
A resourceful sound mixer sources some local design talent, rolls up his sleeves, and builds small, green, and affordable in Bozeman, Montana.
written by: Heather Wagnerphotos by: John Clark01.27.12 -
Self Preservation
With the help of DSH Architects, a pair of intrepid Angelenos restored (and gently updated) Rudolph Schindler’s iconic Bubeshko Apartments.
written by: Alissa Walkerphotos by: Jessica Haye and Clark Hsiao01.23.12 -
Party in the Back
A surprisingly modern addition transforms an 1880 bungalow in Adelaide, Australia, into a spacious and sensuous abode.
written by: Rosie Scottphotos by: James Knowler01.21.12 -
New McDonald
For Katie and Scott McDonald, moving into a Rhode Island family home meant recasting the previously renovated house as a sanctuary of peaceful, Japanese-inspired design.
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: John Horner01.08.12 -
Barns Ennobled
Subverting the traditional, conservatively cozy British barn conversion, Carl Turner created a getaway in rural Norfolk for himself and his friends to visit, repose, and consider the beauty of...
written by: Iain Aitchphotos by: Christoffer Rudquist12.29.11 -
A Sweetheart Deal
Decades after they met as teenagers on a Montauk beach, Manhattanites Victoria and Greg Pryor returned to Long Island to build a sustainable second home together.
written by: William Lambphotos by: Ty Cole12.14.11 -
Looking Inward
For Paul and Shoko Shozi, a pair of retiring Angelenos, the goal was to shut out the neighborhood but bring in the sunny skies. Their new prefab home, the Tatami House, designed by Swiss architect...
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Jessica Haye and Clark Hsiao11.17.11 -
All We Need
This pair of handy Portlanders doesn’t crave any more of Oregon’s territory than what’s taken up by their 704-square-foot home, hard-working garden, and smartly designed outdoor...
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: John Clark10.17.11 -
Storage Savvy Renovation in Emeryville
Persistence paid off for this California couple who worked overtime for two years to tackle their all-in-one loft renovation.
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Drew Kelly10.10.11 -
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 -
A Well-Grafted Home
Working creatively to meet strict preservation codes, architect Roberto de Leon affixes a modern annex onto a historic Louisville house.
written by: William Lambphotos by: Noah Webb09.06.11
