Ever since Adam and Eve’s unfortunate eviction, their descendants have been plunging hands and seeds into the earth in hopes of...

Architect-author Dan Maginn of El Dorado Inc. gives us the inside track on one of his favorite subjects: contractors.

The American Dream, some say, is all about owning a home.

Fuss all you like about sprinklers and guardrails, we need building codes. Here's how to get your architect to play along.

We combed the latest publishing catalogs for a selection of tomes that illuminate all things green, from macro (land art) to...

Whether you’re selling a hillside Neutra or a modest carpeted condo, home staging has become the norm in today’s uber-competitive...

You may not have a green thumb, but thanks to technology, you can still grow your own herbs and vegetables.

Rediscover the phenomenon of photosynthesis with these incredibly eclectic greenhouses.

Made of hardy Scottish materials and holding a Japanese heart, this Edinburgh house shows that two architects from disparate...

The house at 157 Congress Run in the Cincinnati suburb of Wyoming was a fine little place, a sturdy 1940s brick Cape with trim,...

The basic principle of prefab, whereby a home is fabricated in one location and then delivered to another, has been around for at...

Aside from that mischievous caveperson in France who used a piece of charcoal to draw a line around some stick figures that...

Plagued by remodeling pitfalls, two tenacious homeowners reinvent a soggy midcentury home outside Seattle as a modern masterpiece.

If you're looking to make your home work more efficiently and reduce energy costs, the smart home market has a lot to offer.

One of the oldest proclamations in Western literature—maybe the very oldest, depending on how you see things—is “Let there be...

Romanced by Marfa's charms, a couple find prefab an apt solution for building in the remote desert.

FIG Interior Design and JAM Architecture team up to fill a lackluster unit with sweeping curves and luxe finishes that honor the...

A “tree house” of clean lines, ample glass, and thoughtful ingenuity lets a Washington, DC–area family and a stream of weekend...

Is 2021 the year we give up on gadgetry and embrace a more elegant home intelligence?

Self-care celebrity Garden Marcus of TikTok fame shares the lessons he’s learned from the botanical world.

The structure maximizes changing daylight conditions with a window-filled, L-shaped floor plan that flows onto a lush landscape.

Brazil is a breath-taking country that has a perfect mix of nature and modern architecture.

If the design world feels like an endless parade of products, then the gnashing maws of industrial production assuredly underpin...

Working remotely? Take some inspiration from these homes from the Dwell community that caught our editor’s eye this week.

Any one of these modern home offices and workplaces is perfect for studying, reading, and getting work done.

In Waterloo, London architecture firm Doone Silver Kerr repurposes shipping containers into 20 micro-apartments with a downstairs...

Who knows how much work we’d get done in these gorgeous home offices and studies—we’re hoping a lot.

The Tiburon residence’s arched windows and terraces look out over the San Francisco Bay.

An architect with a taste for unconventional living spaces creates a small house at lofty heights with a starring view.

Designed by Trias, the 215-square-foot Minima prefab packs the versatility of a Swiss army knife.

New research shows that downsizing to a tiny home can cut your ecological footprint by 45%.

In the past, talk of a kit-built house would sometimes conjure images of a tumble-down, rustic timber cabin.

Amid the rolling green hills, ancient architecture, and winding, narrow streets of Catalonia sits a light-filled sanctuary with a...

The creative director and co-owner of MWAI repurposed as many materials as she could to turn an old apartment building into her...

It's often said that small is beautiful, and some believe that all you really need in order to be happy, is a hut and a heart.

The kitchen has evolved from a closed-off satellite to the most open, doted-upon room in the house—and repository of our dreams...