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A Dated Flat in a Building by None Other Than Le Corbusier Gets a Reverent Refresh

A Dated Flat in a Building by None Other Than Le Corbusier Gets a Reverent Refresh

Budget Breakdown: For $31K, a Brooklyn Family Makes Room for All in an 850-Square-Foot Apartment

Budget Breakdown: For $31K, a Brooklyn Family Makes Room for All in an 850-Square-Foot Apartment

Construction Diary: 650 Square Feet Is Perfect for an Italian Couple and Their Three Cats

Construction Diary: 650 Square Feet Is Perfect for an Italian Couple and Their Three Cats

Soak in the Views

Soak in the Views

Pops of Color and a Concrete Cube Make This Argentina Retreat Like “a Ball Pit for Grown-Ups”

Pops of Color and a Concrete Cube Make This Argentina Retreat Like “a Ball Pit for Grown-Ups”

A Prewar Apartment in the “Only Murders in the Building” Building Gets a Screen-Worthy Renovation

A Prewar Apartment in the “Only Murders in the Building” Building Gets a Screen-Worthy Renovation

Budget Breakdown: A Seattle Couple Build Twin Backyard Offices for $51K—No Permit Required

Budget Breakdown: A Seattle Couple Build Twin Backyard Offices for $51K—No Permit Required

Before & After: A 450-Square-Foot Copenhagen Flat Now Hosts DJs, Art Openings, and Plenty of Friends

Before & After: A 450-Square-Foot Copenhagen Flat Now Hosts DJs, Art Openings, and Plenty of Friends

When Life Gave Them an Oddly Shaped Lot, a Young Family Made a Superbly Skinny 868-Square-Foot Home

When Life Gave Them an Oddly Shaped Lot, a Young Family Made a Superbly Skinny 868-Square-Foot Home

In Northern Michigan, a Geodesic Dome Offers Visitors an Escape Pod From Daily Life

In Northern Michigan, a Geodesic Dome Offers Visitors an Escape Pod From Daily Life

This Floating Sauna Brings a Touch of Scandinavia to Coastal Connecticut

This Floating Sauna Brings a Touch of Scandinavia to Coastal Connecticut

Lauren Halsey Is Building an Ode to South Central Los Angeles

Lauren Halsey Is Building an Ode to South Central Los Angeles

An 11-Year-Old Angeleno Turns His Family’s Yard Into a Graywater Garden

An 11-Year-Old Angeleno Turns His Family’s Yard Into a Graywater Garden

The Stained-Glass Windows of a Dated Brooklyn Brownstone Inspire Its Colorful Renovation

The Stained-Glass Windows of a Dated Brooklyn Brownstone Inspire Its Colorful Renovation

In Santa Cruz, a Site Steeped in Lore Gets a New Neighbor That Incorporates Its Eccentricities

In Santa Cruz, a Site Steeped in Lore Gets a New Neighbor That Incorporates Its Eccentricities

What to Do With a Building That Has a Traumatic Past?

What to Do With a Building That Has a Traumatic Past?

Budget Breakdown: A 1960s A-Frame Gets a $558K Refresh—and Historic Landmark Status

Budget Breakdown: A 1960s A-Frame Gets a $558K Refresh—and Historic Landmark Status

The Transformation of Cheyenne, Wyoming

The Transformation of Cheyenne, Wyoming

Well-Designed Low-Income Housing Is Possible

Well-Designed Low-Income Housing Is Possible

This Polychrome New Orleans Home Expands the Notion of “Family” Living

This Polychrome New Orleans Home Expands the Notion of “Family” Living

Elevated Style

Elevated Style

Shining Examples

Shining Examples

Lighting the Way

Lighting the Way

Designing Wellness

Designing Wellness

A “Farm-to-Shelter” Home Asks: Why Can’t Architects Make Buildings the Way Chefs Approach Food?

A “Farm-to-Shelter” Home Asks: Why Can’t Architects Make Buildings the Way Chefs Approach Food?

In Belgium, Twin Sisters With Distinct Styles Build Two Vibrant Homes—One Above the Other

In Belgium, Twin Sisters With Distinct Styles Build Two Vibrant Homes—One Above the Other

A Barcelona Designer Reimagines a Factory Loft For His Family—With “Absolutely No Doors”

A Barcelona Designer Reimagines a Factory Loft For His Family—With “Absolutely No Doors”

An Italian Renaissance Concept Inspires a Contemporary Madrid Apartment Renovation

An Italian Renaissance Concept Inspires a Contemporary Madrid Apartment Renovation

Two Architects Create a “Living Example” of Why Prefab Works So Well in the Wild

Two Architects Create a “Living Example” of Why Prefab Works So Well in the Wild

They Didn’t Want to Leave the City, So They Updated a Home to Channel the Suburbs

They Didn’t Want to Leave the City, So They Updated a Home to Channel the Suburbs

Budget Breakdown: A Colorado Family Builds a Tiny Mobile Art Studio for $12K

Budget Breakdown: A Colorado Family Builds a Tiny Mobile Art Studio for $12K

Construction Diary: An Architect Relies on Memory to Rebuild His Childhood Home

Construction Diary: An Architect Relies on Memory to Rebuild His Childhood Home

Frank Lloyd Wright Reimagined

Frank Lloyd Wright Reimagined

Culinary Connection

Culinary Connection

Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

A Swooping Metal Roof Caps a House Set in a Normandy Garden

A Swooping Metal Roof Caps a House Set in a Normandy Garden

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