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Alaina and Geraldine love to hang by the pool, host dinners, and throw dance parties—so they asked Studio Prineas to refine their home for entertaining.

Dating back to the 1940s, the Spanish-style residence has been reimagined with curved details, smooth plaster, and a backyard oasis.

Efe Kababulut turns a ’70s perch into a serene family home with a Zen garden and views over the Bosporus Strait.

After falling victim to several hasty renovations, a midcentury home near Joshua Tree is stripped to its studs and fully rebuilt by an L.A. director with a DIY sensibility.

Simon Knight Architects designed an add-on for a family home with budget-friendly ideas like plywood cabinets, Ikea shelving, and a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams.

HyperSpace tunes up a garage in Hertfordshire, England, with a dramatic facade that shelters bees, moths, and butterflies.

To make the most of a steep plot with stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea, Mesura partner Benjamín Iborra Wickstead builds down instead of up.

Wanting a home to raise their kids and host their parents, Ben and Sarah gave their Coburg residence a two-level extension that fosters intimacy and connection.

SHED Architecture + Design refreshes a Kitsap Peninsula home by taking down walls, doubling down on dormers, and polishing up its interior with pearly-white shiplap.

How do you pull off a renovation on a shoestring budget? If you’re Takk Architecture, do the opposite of what’s expected.

Barlis Wedlick Architects blend old and new to create a solar-powered getaway for friends, family—and the homeowners themselves, when the power goes out.

The principals of Max-A Arquitectura use off-the-shelf materials to create a cozy refuge in the Los Lagos region.

Following a flurry of work during the pandemic, Casey and Brandon Smith refashioned a ho-hum trailer as a ’70s-inspired home-on-wheels—and then hit the road.

Best Practice Architecture livens up a tired midcentury with brilliant color, a moody library, and a new deck with views for days.

The house harvests rainwater, lets in tons of natural light, and has a vivid viridian bathroom that matches the surrounding foliage.

Along the coast where gable homes squat low to fend off driving wind and rain, Peter Braithwaite Studio created a resilient three-level residence with a rooftop patio.

Natalie Officer refashions her country home with a custom mural, an experimental backsplash, and cozy living areas that welcome friends and loved ones.

Tom Kundig conjures up transparent pavilions on a verdant property in Venice,...

William Samuels leased land to save dough and then DIY’d a tiny home he can relocate using a flatbed truck.

35th Collective stitches up the plan of a Bay Area midcentury while sticking to its palette of wood, cork, and stone.

Seeking to “build smaller, build smarter,” Line Solgaard Arkitekter perches a pint-size getaway on stilts above the rocky shore.

The rest of Mike Shively’s brutalist-inspired plan includes his firm’s office, an Airbnb rental, and he and his partner’s luminous residence on the top floor.

Untouched since her husband’s parents bought the Pasadena home in the ’50s, Kroll, known for her colorful abstract work, applied a few broad strokes and let the rest speak for...

Following a renovation that better connected it to the outdoors, designer Katie Gebhardt punched it up with a West Coast palette.

Architect couple John Friedman and Alice Kimm brought a playful attitude to their Silver Lake home, including the industrial arm and a hot-pink ADU.

The couple behind Field Theory help their brother reimagine a dreary 1890s estate as the irresistibly chic Hotel Lilien.

Working with salvaged and donated materials (and without ferry service), the Stinns assemble a dreamy getaway piece by piece.

A young family’s furniture didn’t fit in their new home, so Studio Nato designed custom cabinetry and sourced sofas, lighting, and artwork that elevate every room.

LAMAS Architecture gets to the root of the problem by shoring up its unsettled foundation and fixing damage from a fallen tree.

Working without a blueprint, indigo artist Sebastian Mesdag crafts a dreamy dwelling over the course of six years.