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The Outward Bound cabins, designed by the University of Colorado Denver's design-build program, have steel frames that lift the structures above a three-foot snowpack while supporting corrugated-steel "snow roofs."

Solomon Troupe Architects designed this 430-square-foot backyard bedroom suite for the owners to retreat to when their family comes to visit.

The vertical rectangular bands of the building's exterior are referenced by the camel panels of the headboard.

Garcia clad the ADU’s exterior with a local Texas limestone, similar in color and texture to the main house, “just to tie the two together visually,” says the architect.

A couple transform their backyard into a botanical children’s playland and an ideal entertaining spot.

The two monolithic walls on the north and south sides are integrally colored, steel-troweled plaster. They anchor the home in its site as well as provide privacy from neighboring homes.

The hanging textile, which is used as a room divider, is by artist Nathalie Van der Massen.

In a 4,000-person village known for epic windsurfing vacations, Atelier Branco builds a striking courtyard home.

Garden and living spaces blend together in this Australian dwelling which inverts the classic wraparound veranda.

California pepper trees, grasses, and sage are low-maintenance, low-water plants that also are low-allergen.

Design, Bitches turns a typical Atwater Village home into a lush hideaway with a new, cedar-clad guesthouse.

Top 9 Gardens of 2020: The verdant spaces nominated for the Dwell Design Awards help enliven their biophilic homes.

Top 9 Kitchens of 2020: The nominees for this year’s Dwell Design Awards are the epitome of style and function.

Tweak, another kitty, sits at the brass-clad kitchen island on a Ghost stool by Philippe Starck.