Dwell

To combat the industry's waste problem, some studios are trading throwaway materials for ones they say can biodegrade or be...

Alicia Freksa paid to redo the space with fresh cabinetry, appliances, and flooring, while her landlord shored up the structure.

Showcased in our September 2012 issue, the condo has a huge roof terrace and a 2,000-square-foot interior designed for...

Snaking tunnels crouch in the landscape, mitigating the area’s hot climate and high winds.

Butler Armsden Architects devised some clever interventions that brightened up the historic townhome’s interior.

The meal prep-cum-seating unit plays off monsteras and fiddle leaf figs that enliven the open-plan living space.

The fall of the former household staple can be traced to a surprising source: the perceived danger of stairs.

Designed by Fredrick Liebhardt, the Clark Residence is a perfectly preserved time capsule in San Diego.

More than 20 years after I first promoted the building method at Dwell, it has yet to live up to its promise—but it can.

Certified as a Historic Monument, the home and studio of famed sculptor Oscar Miestchaninoff is a work of art in its own right.

“Basically everything had asbestos in it,” says architect Aleksandra Popovska—but that was the first of many pricey surprises as...

Mar Azul’s brick chalets inspired this airy residence, which has gridded window coverings, strips of glazing, and a concrete ramp...

Designer Peter Steere took down the pitched roof and wrapped the home in metal cladding reminiscent of rural barns.

Architect Thaddeus Longstreth worked on the Kaufmann House before building this post-and-beam brick home surrounded by wooded...

Bags of trash, the smell of hot dogs, and replica of Bob Dylan's apartment with a gas stove—production designer François Audouy...

The owners of this U.K. residence asked for a nearly symmetrical plan that will make it easy to reconfigure when it comes time to...

Upgrading from a queen to a king allowed me to create the softest, coziest sleeping space of my dreams.

Anyone else would’ve torn it down. Not the Hardwidges.

Listed for the first time, the 1971 gem has a monolithic fireplace, stained glass windows, and a steeply pitched roofline.

The subtle stucco detail added to the former palace hall reflects the clients’ sense of humor, say the architects, while keeping...

“There are not many residences in Berlin with this ceiling height, so it felt like a unique thing to do.”

Set at the foot of the Vosges mountains, the home is a certified historic monument—and it comes complete with original...

As the L.A. wildfires rage on, the destruction of 12,000 structures and counting reveals how individual tragedies add up to...

We’ve collected some of the best new furniture to spruce up even the tightest of corners.

Maria Bottero has lived in an avant-garde Milan apartment designed by her former husband since 1969.

The 538-square-foot space with an offset square floor plan acts as a playful place to post up for a digital nomad.

Anand Sheth says the spiritual object from his mother’s hometown shaped his understanding of rituals as a child, and reminds him...

These wood-fired cedar hot tubs are obsessively engineered to let you be closer to nature.

In the landmark Immeuble Clarté in Geneva by the pioneering modernist and his cousin, Pierre Jeanneret, a cosmopolitan couple...

On a petite parcel sandwiched between buildings in Osaka, Japan, a slender house with a series of split levels fits five people...

A self-described astrologer/amateur photographer and her husband made their 525-square-foot space in the Upper West Side’s...

At its all-inclusive Punta Cana property, the fading TV network attempts to cultivate its own version of the Disney Adult with...

The designers of the 385-square-foot space turned a prefab structure into a one-of-a-kind guesthouse in the woods.

In the old fishing town of Termoli, a modest family summerhouse becomes a primary home with a coastal color scheme, a sunny...

They saved upwards of $60,000 on a new shed by having dad contract and keeping the footprint small.

A handful of smart reconfigurations to their beloved one-bedroom loft in a former piano factory let the designer couple create...