Modern Rear Facades

While curb appeal may get all the fan fair we think great architecture deserves kudos from all angles. Here, we've gathered 10 homes from the Dwell archives that pay as much attention to the design of back as the front.

Architect Christopher Polly kept the Australian home's original facade, which dates back to 1980.

Behind an unassuming 19th-century facade in Singapore's Joo Chiat neighborhood, Ching Ian and Yang Yeo's renovation of...

A second-story balcony overlooks a small yard.

On an eight-foot-wide site in London, architect Luke Tozer cleverly squeezed in a four-story home equipped with...

At night, opening the entire top floor is a breeze.

Here's a proper view of the back of the house that reveals the height of the space and how the courtyard really does...

Coastal, on a hill, and made from inexpensive materials, the Ferguson house is a catalog of moving surfaces and open...

Residents are allowed a small swath to plant gardens.

A look at the exterior of Tyler and Brown's new 2,150-square-foot house, located a stone's throw away from Tyler's...

Clayden is perfectly happy enjoying the subtropical sun on the balcony, though his much-beloved cat Ginger appears far...