Houses

White oak slats and cork cladding give texture to the facade of a house that architect Jack Becker designed for himself and his wife, landscape architect Maddie Hoagland-Hanson, in an alley in the Capitol Hill area of Washington, D.C. High awning windows let daylight in while preserving privacy.

A statue of the late Chris LeDoux—an iconic rodeo cowboy and country musician—stands outside the home of the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo, which began in 1897.

A cantilevered staircase with tread and railings composed of translucent steel mesh now connects the second and third floors.

Fuller/Overby Architecture removed a portion of the floor between the second and third levels to create a light-filled, open-air hall. “Our approach to the project was to unearth the original hidden timbers and organize a new open plan around the spatial matrix that they define,” says Overby.

In Hanna Bui’s Sausalito houseboat, designed by architect Craig Steely, sea creatures seen through an enormous back window animate bay views.

Perched high above Oakland, this expanded midcentury soaks up jaw-dropping views—even from the bathroom.

The 1950 Mosby House in Missoula, Montana, is one of two homes in the state designed by legendary architect Richard Neutra.

Norske Mikrohus tells us that demand is growing for their four turnkey tiny home models—but the company cautions against high international shipping costs.

More storage is concealed beneath the daybed. From the flooring to the kitchen counters, the woodwork throughout the unit is made from oak.

The interior ceiling height of 10 feet allows a bed to be lofted above the bathroom at one end of the unit. The stairs leading up to the sleeping area double as storage cabinets.

Audi and Ivy designed the Bastogne walnut dining table downstairs.

Audi Culver and Ivy Siosi had never built a house before, but as the founders of Siosi, a decade-old furniture company known for its use of domestic, sustainably sourced hardwood and simple, Scandinavian-influenced forms, they were up for the challenge. A large parcel a few miles from downtown caught their eye, and when the owner split it into four smaller lots, they snapped one up.

The bright-yellow entrance pops against the home’s glazed facade.

Brian and Melissa's two young children spend hours playing in the yard. With Melissa's mother in a house on the same property, the kids have easy access to Grandma whenever she's in town. "It's such a unique experience having multiple generations together," Brian says. "If the kids get up early, they can just run over to Melissa's mom's and spend time with her."

The home has five skylights that make the interiors feel bright and welcoming. The kitchen cabinetry is from IKEA, but Brian customized it with plywood doors. To punch up the neutral palette, deep green subway tiles make an eye-catching backsplash.