These 30 residences and private outdoor hideaways built by architects— some sprawling multi-level abodes built for their families and some minimalist cabins to deepen their connection to nature—are all deeply personal projects.

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An Architect Restores His Houston Midcentury After Hurricane Harvey

An Architect’s Home and Studio Rises Above Rajagiriya

This Architect’s Tiny Studio Is the Ultimate Backyard Workspace

An Architect Couple Play With Texture in Their Handcrafted London Home

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An Architect’s Bright and Airy Family Home Thrives Within a Brutalist Concrete Structure

My House: An Architect Couple’s Playful Courtyard Home in Los Angeles

Architect Clive Wilkinson’s L.A. Home Perches Over a Commanding View

A New Zealand Architect Brings a Beach Shack Sensibility to His Family Home

An Architect Builds a Monumental Cor-Ten Steel Prefab for His Family in Arizona

An Architect in Chile Transforms an Uninhabited Island Into a Hideaway for Friends and Family

An Architect Builds His Own Backyard Oasis From Salvaged Materials

An Architect Builds a Quiet, Wabi-Sabi Weekend Cabin in New York

A Belgian Architect’s Courtyard House Offers Work/Life Balance

An Australian Architect Builds a Rammed Earth-and-Steel Home For His Family

An Architect Turns His Victorian Home Into a Sun-Drenched Live/Work Space

An Architect Crafts an Off-Grid Cabin on His Family Farm in Ohio

An Architect Turns His Small, Dark Apartment in Buenos Aires Into a Bright and Airy Home

A Tiny Florence Flat Is Reborn as an Architect’s Live/Work Space

Two Architects Build a Chalet-Style Getaway Near California’s Famed Lake Tahoe

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An Architect’s Home in Sydney Is a Masterful Lesson in Sustainable Design

This Japanese Architect’s Live/Work Space Embodies Quiet Reflection

Barrel-Vaulted Ceilings Cap an Architect’s Off-Grid Retreat in Mexico

This Architect’s Houston Home Promotes Play With a Clever Entry Courtyard

The Parabolic Glass House in Northern California Is One Architect’s Utopia in the Redwoods

An Architect’s Cabin Rises From the Ashes After a Devastating Forest Fire

Before & After: An Architect’s Verdant Victorian Home Makes the Most of Every Inch

An Architect Opens a 1920s Queenslander to the Great Outdoors

An Architect Couple Create Their Ideal Family Home in London

Fall in Love With This British Architect’s Colorful Weekend Retreat

This New Zealand Architect Created a House That Looks Like a Tiny Village