Before & After: Built-In Storage Unlocks the Potential of a Family’s Small Hong Kong FlatSleek floor-to-ceiling joinery maximizes space and enhances sight lines for twin boys and their parents.
Before & After: To Revive Their Dated Bungalow, First They Chopped It in HalfArchitecture firm LiteraTrotta added a sculptural staircase, lowered the living areas to the garden, and topped it all with a...
Budget Breakdown: A Diner-Style Booth Is the Beating Heart of This Refreshed Family Home in FranceThe cherry-red banquette is wrapped in glass, allowing the parents and their kids to keep in touch from across the updated...
Before & After: In Nuremberg, a Cramped and Kitschy Flat Gets a Pastel RefreshMarkmus Design peels away previous renovations and ’70s wallpaper to create a colorful family home that blends work with play.
They Lived Their Best Life in Bali. So They Built a Forever Home in the Jungle and Never Looked BackAfter visiting the island for years, Rod and Carolyn built a modernist-inspired dream home that blends local stone with yakisugi...
Warm Wood Finishes Sandwich the White Interiors of a Coastal Home in New ZealandA soaring roof in exposed Monterey cypress and wood floors in a matching hue emphasize a view of the seaside setting.
Budget Breakdown: This $851K Riverside Home Is a Case Study in Smart, Sustainable LivingCombining creative nous with careful planning, architect Mark Lawton builds a net-zero home inspired by the typology of a...
A Pint-Sized Parisian Apartment Is Transformed Into a Refined Pied-à-TerreMMNK overcomes the constraints of a complex floor plan to turn a cramped 592-square-foot space into an elegant home.
A Secret Garden Grows at the Heart of a Concrete Home in Mexico CityPérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados centers a flexible residence around a lush interior courtyard.
In Berlin, an Auto Repair Shop Becomes a High-Performance Home for a Painter and Her FamilyPlaying into the space’s raw, industrial character, Studio Karhard creates a loftlike dwelling with bohemian flair.
Q&A: Legendary Garden Designer Piet Oudolf on His Latest Living LandscapeThe venerable designer discusses the “performance of plants” he composed for the Vitra Campus—and why a garden should have...
Vipp Owner Jette Egelund’s Moody Loft in Copenhagen Crowns a Former Pencil FactoryA stone’s throw away from the company headquarters, the recently renovated home climbs to a sprawling rooftop garden.
This High-Tech Melbourne Home Generates “Way More” Energy Than It UsesThanks to its solar system, the Garden House can produce up to five times the energy needed to power the average Australian home.
A Curvaceous Brick Home Follows the Edge of a Forest Near Mexico CityLANZA Atelier’s Forest House is a triumph of artisanal expertise and sensitivity toward nature.
A Stone Barn in the Swiss Alps Is Reborn With a Heart of GlassFour generations after its construction, Ralph Germann Architects reimagines an 1854 barn as a luminous residence.
Can Co-Living Survive in a Socially Distanced Future?Over the past decade, soaring rents and urban loneliness have been driving people to live closer together.
A Belgian Photographer’s Country Home Is a Playground for Kids and Adults AlikeShaped like an upside-down seat, the Chairhouse is an experimental base for art-making and adventure.
These Trends Spotted at Denmark’s 3 Days of Design Will Shape Our Homes This YearRunning from September 3 to 5, the annual showcase in Copenhagen reveals resonant new themes in interior design.
Scents of Space: How Fragrance Instantly Uplifts Your Mood and Mindfulness at HomeIn interior design, the power of smell is often overlooked.