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Jenesys Buildings offers three different houses that are designed to comply with Vancouver’s laneway housing regulations.
Jenesys Buildings offers three different houses that are designed to comply with Vancouver’s laneway housing regulations.
This Beverly Hills kitHAUS is comprised of modernist prefab modules that can accommodate a variety of uses: from yoga studios to home offices, and from weekend retreats to pop-up kiosks and guest rooms.
This Beverly Hills kitHAUS is comprised of modernist prefab modules that can accommodate a variety of uses: from yoga studios to home offices, and from weekend retreats to pop-up kiosks and guest rooms.
This 1962 Eichler home designed by A. Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons is in the Fairhaven tract in Orange, California.
This 1962 Eichler home designed by A. Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons is in the Fairhaven tract in Orange, California.
Approach to house — the front porch wraps to the west to link together the main entry door and the mud room entrance.
Approach to house — the front porch wraps to the west to link together the main entry door and the mud room entrance.
A project by Michael Maines in New England adheres to Passive House principles and points agreed upon by local building experts.
A project by Michael Maines in New England adheres to Passive House principles and points agreed upon by local building experts.
The tenets of a pretty good house are always up for discussion, but the principles remain the same.
The tenets of a pretty good house are always up for discussion, but the principles remain the same.
The Pretty Good House movement is growing. New meetups are cropping up around the country—including in Tennessee and California’s Sierra Nevadas. Pictured here, the Meadow View House by Atmosphere Design Build is highly efficient. It features mini splits for heating and cooling, exceeds the insulation requirements for its climate, implements photovoltaics, and filters fresh air without heat loss.
The Pretty Good House movement is growing. New meetups are cropping up around the country—including in Tennessee and California’s Sierra Nevadas. Pictured here, the Meadow View House by Atmosphere Design Build is highly efficient. It features mini splits for heating and cooling, exceeds the insulation requirements for its climate, implements photovoltaics, and filters fresh air without heat loss.
A small, affordable home in Parsonsfield, Maine, by local architecture firm Briburn incorporates passive solar design principles and is superinsulated thanks to features like triple-glazed windows. By all standards, it’s a Pretty Good House, as its carbon footprint is greatly reduced.
A small, affordable home in Parsonsfield, Maine, by local architecture firm Briburn incorporates passive solar design principles and is superinsulated thanks to features like triple-glazed windows. By all standards, it’s a Pretty Good House, as its carbon footprint is greatly reduced.
Assembled in just two weeks, this cedar-wrapped passive house near Woodstock, New York, designed by BriggsKnowles A+D, realized a couple's dream of rural living.
Assembled in just two weeks, this cedar-wrapped passive house near Woodstock, New York, designed by BriggsKnowles A+D, realized a couple's dream of rural living.
A bridge links the living area to the kitchen.
A bridge links the living area to the kitchen.
The motif of slatted hickory continues in the bold open-plan master suite, which features multifaceted Diamond White tile by Porcelanosa and a Hoffman bed, with its headboard removed, from Room & Board.
The motif of slatted hickory continues in the bold open-plan master suite, which features multifaceted Diamond White tile by Porcelanosa and a Hoffman bed, with its headboard removed, from Room & Board.
Because of the home’s historic designation, the team was limited in what they could change about the facade. They were allowed to repaint it, however, from baby blue to Gray Cloud by Benjamin Moore.
Because of the home’s historic designation, the team was limited in what they could change about the facade. They were allowed to repaint it, however, from baby blue to Gray Cloud by Benjamin Moore.
By eliminating the attic and carving out a former crawl space, Red Dot Studio created room for the residents’ bedrooms underneath the primary living areas. The slatted-hickory-and-glass bridge allows light from a row of skylights to penetrate deep into the lower level.
By eliminating the attic and carving out a former crawl space, Red Dot Studio created room for the residents’ bedrooms underneath the primary living areas. The slatted-hickory-and-glass bridge allows light from a row of skylights to penetrate deep into the lower level.
Swell lights by Pablo hang above Hot Mesh stools from Blu Dot. The millwork is by J. Spix Fine Cabinets.
Swell lights by Pablo hang above Hot Mesh stools from Blu Dot. The millwork is by J. Spix Fine Cabinets.
Red Dot Studio rehabbed a historically designated 1890 cottage
Red Dot Studio rehabbed a historically designated 1890 cottage
If you’re traveling to Puglia in Italy, one of the most iconic sights are trulli (trullo is the singular), an ancient hut that's specific to the Itria Valley in the Apulia region of Southern Italy. Made with dry stone, trulli date back to medieval times.
If you’re traveling to Puglia in Italy, one of the most iconic sights are trulli (trullo is the singular), an ancient hut that's specific to the Itria Valley in the Apulia region of Southern Italy. Made with dry stone, trulli date back to medieval times.
The large living and dining room features a dramatic central beam that slopes downward from the northeast corner of the home.
The large living and dining room features a dramatic central beam that slopes downward from the northeast corner of the home.
Give the trekkers and travelers in your life a boost with new gear and inspiration.
Give the trekkers and travelers in your life a boost with new gear and inspiration.
The loft space includes a raised area that can be used as a desk or a platform for a double mattress. The observation turret lets in natural light and frames views of the town to the east.
The loft space includes a raised area that can be used as a desk or a platform for a double mattress. The observation turret lets in natural light and frames views of the town to the east.
Designed to sleep eight, the flexible cabin can be used as a quiet retreat for the couple or a gathering place for family and friends.
Designed to sleep eight, the flexible cabin can be used as a quiet retreat for the couple or a gathering place for family and friends.
Brooke and Kyle Hoff in their patio garden. The table and chairs are from the Hay Palissade collection, and the rocker is by Kingsley Bate.
Brooke and Kyle Hoff in their patio garden. The table and chairs are from the Hay Palissade collection, and the rocker is by Kingsley Bate.
To blur the line between indoors and outdoors, San Francisco–based Klopf Architecture integrated glass doors that organically separate the living area from the patio.
To blur the line between indoors and outdoors, San Francisco–based Klopf Architecture integrated glass doors that organically separate the living area from the patio.
Recently retired and ready to downsize, Paul and Melonie Brophy found a lot in Palo Alto that gave them the chance to start fresh. Their glass, concrete, and wood house, designed by Feldman Architecture, seems to float above a landscape by Bernard Trainor. Of the board-formed concrete wall, architect Taisuke Ikegami says, "It connects the building to the ground plane while allowing the house to be a landscape element."
Recently retired and ready to downsize, Paul and Melonie Brophy found a lot in Palo Alto that gave them the chance to start fresh. Their glass, concrete, and wood house, designed by Feldman Architecture, seems to float above a landscape by Bernard Trainor. Of the board-formed concrete wall, architect Taisuke Ikegami says, "It connects the building to the ground plane while allowing the house to be a landscape element."
Newberg Residence by Cutler Architecture: Part bridge, part residence, this home-on-a-pond earned the highest honor from the 2016 AIA awards
Newberg Residence by Cutler Architecture: Part bridge, part residence, this home-on-a-pond earned the highest honor from the 2016 AIA awards
The minimalist bathroom features another walnut countertop. The Airstream’s curves and lack of straight walls presented a challenge for August, who built all of his own cabinetry.
The minimalist bathroom features another walnut countertop. The Airstream’s curves and lack of straight walls presented a challenge for August, who built all of his own cabinetry.
August decided to forgo an enclosed shower, opting instead to build an outdoor shower where he keeps his trailer parked. A composting toilet means that there is no black water tank to pump out.
August decided to forgo an enclosed shower, opting instead to build an outdoor shower where he keeps his trailer parked. A composting toilet means that there is no black water tank to pump out.

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