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Caleb Brackney transforms a 1995 Thomas International bus into his full-time residence in Knoxville, Tennessee, using recycled and found items to repurpose as furnishings.

Architectural designer Sarah Reilly of Studio Rozu draws inspiration from Charlotte Perriand’s 1934 beach house to make her surf shack dreams come true.

Architects Annabell Ren and Steven Karvelius take a DIY approach to outfitting their Lincoln Park home during the pandemic.

Though this 190-square-foot hideaway is a solo retreat, the act of creating it proved to be uniting, not isolating, for Rico Castillero and Duane Reed.

Shin Shin Architecture brings playful porosity and a fresh ADU to a 1923 single-family home.

Soaring real estate prices and shrinking housing options are leaving families in urban centers with fewer pathways to homeownership—but these architects, designers, and developers...

A (mostly) DIY reno by an English family and MAP Architecture fulfills the destiny of a timber-frame “self-build” home in Lewisham.

A pandemic lockdown affords a young couple the opportunity to create a charmingly uncomplicated home in the Catalan countryside.

Few homeowners have as clear a vision of how to compose a design brief as Trish and Andrew McKechnie. Just ask their architect, David Cunningham.

Barcelona-based Slow Studio builds a bioclimatic home for a couple who work with the United Nations.

Architect Robert Swinburne deploys a collaborative building approach and hyperlocal materials to craft a home that celebrates the land it’s built on.

Drawing on a simple material palette of plywood and corrugated metal, architect Rafe Maclean designs a certified Passive House on a steep, challenging lot in Dunedin.

Built to Passive House standards, the New England home of Tom Risom and Pamela Austen is a trove of modernist design.

Green carpeting, begone—after a revamp by A1000xBetter, this Studio City dwelling glows with white oak detailing and a whole new flow.

To renovate the suburban California residence, interior designer Cathie Hong introduced a color palette that evokes the family’s tropical heritage.

Mairead Murphy of Maike Design renovates two matching houses on the same block in Brunswick East, imbuing each with its own distinct character.

Reflective facades camouflage these prefabs in their forested setting, giving visitors a new way to escape.

John Kleman and Georgianna Salz-Kleman create the house of their dreams with hard work, strategic planning, and the right opportunity.

Using recycled materials and by-hand techniques, Thomas Bossel of Pax Architects traded out refinement for rough-hewn edges to create an idyllic escape for his young family.

On an oceanfront site, Levesque & Derrick Architects creates a serene, ship-like residence for a couple riding the wave of retirement.

The 730-square-foot residence by T+E+A+M is one of the first accessory dwelling units to be built in Ann Arbor under the city’s recently updated zoning regulations.

Daniel Kaplan of Bowerbird Architects raises a dwelling’s downstairs ceilings and relocates the living spaces to glory in natural light and garden views.

Fatigued by skyrocketing housing costs and the modern world’s waning connection to nature, Lee Loewen and Payam Shalchian create an off-grid-capable tiny house.

Combining creative nous with careful planning, architect Mark Lawton creates a net-zero home inspired by the typology of a fisherman’s shack.

In Australia, a manufacturer and an architecture firm create an off-grid home that can be broken down and shipped across the world.

Office of Things brings light, color, and playful archways to the cramped ground level of a century-old dwelling in the working-class neighborhood of Glendale, Queens.

Architect Lee de Wit and his relatives work together to create a getaway where nearly everything in sight tells a story.

Architect Sidney Migoski revives a 1912 residence in Detroit’s West Village, salvaging the home’s historic details while updating the floor plan for modern life.

MMNK overcomes the constraints of a complex floor plan to turn a cramped 592-square-foot space into an elegant home.

Jessica Califano and her husband renovate a dated Catskills home, turning the dwelling into an outlet for the Brooklyn designer’s passion.