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Marta Brandão and MIMA Housing reinterpret a former storehouse using slatted wood, ample glazing, and a slate-tile roof.

Set in a renovated Victorian townhouse, the ground-floor apartment comes with three bedrooms and a glass ceiling.

In her new book, “Thermal,” author Lindsey Bro plunges into the deepest reaches of the globe exploring the healing powers of heat.

Sierra De La Higuera designs a vivid apartment to reflect a couple’s respective roots and worldly travels, drawing inspiration from Mexico, Singapore, Galicia, and elsewhere.

Turn the vacation fantasy into a year-round reality with this three-bedroom home.

Including a tiny apron for dressing up a bottle of wine!

It has handbuilt furniture, a roof deck, and a slide—and you’ll dream about it all winter.

Eva-Marie Prineas opened the interiors and created outdoor moments without roughing up her home’s more delicate details.

Listed for $1.2M, the restored Edward Fickett home includes a landscaped garden and a one-bedroom guesthouse.

Architects Mary and Joseph Merz designed the multilevel home in 1965 for acclaimed graphic designer Ron Clyne and his wife, Hortense.

Design firm Archisbang saw the value in materials that had been left exposed, so it amplified the look with mesh wiring, galvanized steel, and wood and concrete fiber panels.

A prefab ADU transforms a lot that houses a 1947 home—and adds a new rental unit in the process.

How American homes are taking risks.

The Bright Ideas Awards—now in their second year—showcase ways in which solar-oriented design can positively shape our everyday lives.

Miele’s Generation 7000 built-in appliances offer an abundance of design choices to make a statement that is uniquely yours.

Bringing minimalist lines to the striking desert landscape, this Yucca Valley retreat finds harmony in its sublime surroundings.

Hybrid cars run on both electricity and gas, so why can’t your HVAC?

Walls of windows from Kolbe Windows & Doors create a layered, light-filled home.

David Kelley, founder of Ideo and the d.school at Stanford University, uses a rudimentary measuring device to empower his students—and make friends.

In an everyday suburb, a young family isn’t afraid to make a statement.

Geechee basketmakers, Gee’s Bend quilters, and Native American artisans are developing ways of navigating markets that have not always had their best interests at heart.

Architect Craig Steely drew from the area’s bohemian history and traditional Chinese motifs to create this unique floating haven.

Direct-to-consumer revolutionized the furniture market. What’s at stake when fakes are easier to find than ever?

Ren von Hasseln polishes up a run-down ranch house in Ojai with colorful brick, handcrafted tile, and glazing galore.

Embracing the idea of a modern ruin, a Northern California couple carve a house out of the incomplete concrete garage and basement of a would-be manse.

Old-school, mowed-grass landscaping is so passé—and horrible for the environment. Swap your turf for something better.

Landscape designers and eco-hydrology specialists at EcoSense utilized a passive rainwater harvesting design and underground clay vessels to allow water to percolate slowly.

Master gardener Steve Turnipseed turned to untraditional ground coverings while incorporating over 100 native Floridian plant species into his design.

The Leungs, who launched their beloved recipe site a decade ago and just released a new cookbook, have spent the last year transforming a New Jersey farmhouse into what they dub...

The surrounding wetlands inspired a low-maintenance yard complemented by native plants and a surprising lawn.