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A California Retreat Has Walls Made Out of the Beach
A California Retreat Has Walls Made Out of the Beach
Field Architects harvested this sandcastle’s site to create panels that match the sparkling Carmel coast.
By Brian Libby
This California ADU Builder Minimizes Waste by Taking a Whole-Tree Approach
Masaya Homes’ $50K prefabs are made of teak that’s sustainably farmed in Nicaragua.
Before & After: In the East Bay, a Tumbledown Midcentury Turns Over a New Leaf
On a Piedmont hillside, Regan Baker Design and TGH Architects revitalize a 1947 home built around a massive tipu tipu tree.
An Empty Buenos Aires Backyard Gets a Yoga Studio Filled With Intention
The standalone’s large windows and neutral wood finishes provide the owners with a soothing space for their practice.
In Upstate New York, a Revamped Midcentury Prefab Seeks $2.5M
The Deck House company built thousands of prefabricated homes across the East Coast, although only a handful remain in the Hudson Valley.
Maximalism Will Bring Joy to Your Everyday—But Only if You Let It
A new Phaidon book celebrates the colorful evolution of the “more is more” aesthetic.
This Concrete Home in Cape Town Bends in a “U” for Epic Views
Its curving plan pivots at the living area, a glass-wrapped box that faces the Steenberg Mountains.
Budget Breakdown: With $184K, a Brooklyn Couple Say Out With the Asbestos
Once dark and cloistered, the revamped residence now revels in daylight, bright color, and garden views.

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