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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 -
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 -
A Northern Haven
North Haven, a rocky island in Maine’s Penobscot Bay, is quintessentially New England. As it happens, so is this boat barn–inspired brand of rugged, regional modernism.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Raimund Koch06.17.09 -
Beantown Dream
In this tightly packed Northeast city where developers pounce first on any available lot, two young architects found a rare ground-up opportunity.
written by: Virginia Gardinerphotos by: Roger Davies07.01.09 -
Brick by Brick
Born as a horse stable, the Brick Weave House in Chicago is all about transportation and transparency. A clever renovation has made it the most compelling architecture on the block and home to a...
written by: Blair Kaminphotos by: Gregg Segal08.31.09 -
Contained
Two San Francisco art and travel addicts overhauled a loft—and customized a pair of shipping containers—to accommodate their collection and reflect their passions.
written by: Emily Kaiser Thelinphotos by: Drew Kelly11.16.11 -
Cutting It Up
Los Angeles–based architecture firm Tag Front faces the future of downtown living with an apartment that melds the compactness of a studio with the spaciousness of a loft and finds that,...
written by: Andrew Wagnerphotos by: Baerbel Schmidt07.23.09 -
Dance Dance Renovation
The first time Houston-based architectural designer Barbara Hill set foot inside what would become her future second house, a 100-year-old adobe in Marfa, Texas, she found a cramped warren of rooms...
written by: Amanda Dameronphotos by: Misty Keasler01.17.11 -
Designed for Dialog
Dr. Kenneth Montague’s Toronto loft is both home and art gallery—and the ultimate party house, thanks to two kitchens, a rooftop deck, and no shortage of conversation pieces.
written by: Alex Bozikovicphotos by: Naomi Finlay08.09.12 -
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 -
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 -
Everything Must Go
When Cecilia Tham and Yoel Karaso of Habitan Architects bought their first-floor apartment in an 1894 block of the Fort Pienc neighborhood of Barcelona in 2005, they knew they were taking a risk....
written by: Max Andrewsphotos by: Gunnar Knechtel08.13.09 -
Four Houses and a Future
When we first visited Beat Schenk and Chaewon Kim two years ago, they were in the process of building the second house on what has turned into a Cambridge compound. Four houses later, we find that...
written by: Hillary Geronemusphotos by: Adam Friedberg01.16.09 -
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 -
Home Cooking
For Erik and Ivana Gonzalez, the design of their kitchen—and every other room in the house—was truly a family affair.
written by: Allison Arieffphotos by: Peter Yang07.23.09 -
Just Redo It
What do you get when you give a couple of designers unlimited creative license on a very limited budget? For Andrew Dunbar and Zoee Astrakhan, the possibilities were limitless.
written by: Zahid Sardarphotos by: Justin Fantl01.24.11 -
KBIS 2011: Part 1
This week, we headed to the annual Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (more commonly referred to as KBIS, pronouced "k-biz") in Las Vegas, Nevada, to check in with favorite manufacturers and...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake04.29.11 -
KBIS 2011: Part 2
Our second update from the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center and the 2011 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show includes outdoor kitchens, hybrid gas-charcoal grills, and a $6,400 toilet that will...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake05.02.11 -
KBIS 2011: Part 3
Here we are with our final report from the 2011 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show, held this year in Las Vegas (it's heading back to Chicago in 2012). In this slideshow, we take a peek inside Toto's...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake05.03.11 -
Leave it to Beavers
It’s not unusual for New Yorkers to have problems with their neighbors; after all, many a co-op brawl has started over a little late-night noise. But it is rare for the downtown crowd to have...
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Raimund Koch01.25.09 -
Mission Statement
A house that survived the Great Quake and the intervening decades is reborn after a serious intervention by a modernist architect. David Baker’s carefully crafted rehabilitation kept the...
written by: Deborah Bishopphotos by: Dave Lauridsen02.26.09 -
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 -
Operation Desert Shed
Architect Lloyd Russell’s design for this desert getaway passively mitigates the elements with a utilitarian solution, turning a modest modern retreat into a hardy, region-appropriate home.
written by: Nate Berg06.17.09 -
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 -
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...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake08.27.09
