This Corn Crib Guesthouse Honors Agrarian ArchitectureThe nostalgic shape gets a modern update at a guesthouse in central Ohio.
This Wisconsin Lake House Is Sheathed in Tiles Made of Post-Industrial WasteArchitect Stephen Bruns uses a synthetic roofing product to clad the Woven House—named for a vestibule that connects two massive...
Once Covered in Mold, a Midcentury Gem Outside Chicago Is RebornAn artist recasts the home of a Mies van der Rohe student as a minimalist haven.
Midcentury Mashup: A 1950s Ranch House in Chicago Gets a Palm Springs–Style Butterfly RoofA couple budgets carefully while renovating a split-level house on Chicago’s Near North Side.
An Interior Designer Helps His Mother Turn Her 1960s Chicago Apartment Into a Colorful HavenAndreas Kokkino persuades his mom to toss all her old furniture and start fresh.
Summer GrazeCan you hear the sound of moo-sic? During summer, the von Trapp family gazes cows and other farm animals on their nordic ski...
The Skyward HouseDwelling in a tiny Tokyo apartment for decades, the school teacher had dreamed of a vegetable and flower garden with a little...
Breakable MinimalismAs she creates earthy, minimalist tableware, Kelli Cain often muses on the people who will sip from her cups and slurp from her...
Four Floors of Gadgets and Gardens in ChicagoA strategic rewire enhances a spec house’s gut renovation.
This Shape-Shifting Apartment Lets an Architect Work from HomeA Tokyo architect's shape-shifting apartment takes a holistic approach to live/work style.
Abandoned Industrial Compound Becomes a Modern Home BaseA couple embarks on a new life together by establishing a homestead on a dilapidated lot in a buzzworthy corner of San...
Japanese Home Among the Trees Uses Bookshelves and Glass for WallsAn established Japanese architecture firm with a yen for porous, indoor-outdoor living spaces crafts a hilltop perch for a young...
Inventive Garden Home in IndiaBehind a house in crowded Bangalore, India, two architects carve out a midcity oasis.
French Architect Brings Brilliant Color to TokyoA French architect and designer makes her saturated mark on Tokyo’s streetscape.
Q&A with Japanese Architect Shigeru BanThe Japanese architect—and winner of the 2014 Pritzker Prize—is working with Muji on a new endeavor: using furniture as a module...
The Home That Glows in the DarkA luminescent house brightens a block in Hiroshima, Japan.
Compact Wooden Home in JapanA distinctive wooden pattern lines the walls, floors, and ceilings of this compact home in Japan.
Q&A with MUJI Art Director Kenya HaraIf any contemporary designer embodies the stark but somehow perfect use of space and form that characterizes a certain branch of...
Top DrawerResidents of this contemporary home in Koriyama, Japan, squeeze out every cubic inch of storage, courtesy of a centuries-old...
Back to NatureA one-of-a-kind house on a Japanese island blurs the indoor-outdoor divide.
Small Space Live/Work Box Home in JapanThis flower shop, art gallery, and home for two looks like the simplest of cubes.
Seoul, South KoreaWhen Seoul architect Byoung-soo Cho set out to design his urban dream house, he turned to the city’s architectural history for...