This fresh take on the midcentury ranch home features a pleated roof and dark siding that retreats into the trees.

The introduction to Dwell’s debut issue in October 2000 articulates our vision of what great design should be.

In a nursery off the coast of Monterey, California, Rana Creek raises millions of plants each year.

What happens when the guest house becomes home? Retired couple Suzanne and Brooks Kelley found out when a pair of brainy New...

For this San Diego family, the phrase "putting down roots" has taken on a whole new meaning.

A couple’s handwritten note to renowned architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg results in an iconic Leviathan of a home in the...

Tour the family-friendly, LEED-certified, modern Seagrape House designed by husband-and-wife team Traction Architecture in Anna...

Homes that are characterized by bold, geometric shapes can create an eye-catching presence while also serving functional purposes.

America’s first patented shade tree, the honey locust, is as high design as a plant can be.

When a 40-year-old pine tree fell over at the rear of a Brentwood estate in Los Angeles a few years back, its owner, an art lover...

An interview with David Sellers, the "Father of the Design-Build Movement"

Surrounded on all sides by a sweeping Canadian hayfield, the 23.2 House is an angular ode to rural life.

Terremoto is spearheading an experimental grassroots project to transform a neglected patch of public land with native species.

These extraordinary tree houses meld sustainable materials with hospitality design, offering an innovative and adventurous way to...

A vacation home for two siblings and their families is all about strengthening connections—to each other, and to the land.

His work weds the best of high-tech design with the outer limits of his imagination, creating soaring, sustainable spaces that...

Inspired by Japanese ryokans and American coastal communities of the ’70s, an architect’s tranquil retreat embraces the wild.

Designed by two Bordeaux-based architects as their family vacation home, the 850-square-foot structure sits on raised platforms...

Fresh geometries inform a modular residence in Portland, Oregon.

With an unusually angular home, a studio builds on a practice known for striking silhouettes.

“The good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one which makes the landscape more beautiful than it was before the...

With greenery dwindling in urban areas, an architecture firm in Ho Chi Minh City designs a home to bring nature back to the...

Do you ever wish you could live like Tarzan - in seclusion, high above the ground, amongst trees and nature? Well, we have a...

Sara and Rich Combs, the pair behind the chic getaway known as the Joshua Tree House, share their favorite haunts and hideouts in...

WALA renovates and expands a heritage listed home with a second-floor addition that presents a graphic, batten-screen facade.

Measuring only 180 square feet, this exquisite, off-grid tiny home features a big sense of style.

We interviewed architect Sebastian Mariscal on his thoughtful, textured approach to designing with wood, for our 2014 Materials...

“I always wanted to live in a glass house,” explains Valerie Phelps, as she stands surrounded by the 40 feet of floor-to-ceiling...

Set on a forested Vancouver Island lot nestled between mountains and ocean, this sculptural house follows the contour of the land.

The largest community on the planet’s coldest continent needs a smaller, smarter facility to continue its crucial work.

Each week, we tap into Dwell's Instagram community to bring you the most captivating design and architecture shots of the week.

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Since 1967, part of the Yale School of Architecture’s first year curriculum is to provide New Haven with structures and housing...

Minutes from the capital city’s urban bustle, an architect blends steel, wood, and concrete into a harmonious retreat for a...

From Kyoto, Japan, to Austin, Texas, these dwellings take “bringing the outside in” to the next level.

In the El Peñon Reserve, architects use concrete and upcycled trees to design Casa de la Roca, a striking Y-shaped home...