This Floating, Off-Grid Prefab Can Be Assembled in Just Two Days
Ready for life on land or water, the net-zero LilliHaus is a plug-and-play prefab by SysHaus.
18 Awe-Inspiring Homes With Barrel-Vaulted Ceilings
While barrel vaulting adds height and drama to any space, the lasting brilliance of the form lies in its simple structure and...
17 Dreamy and Rentable Retreats for a Pacific Northwest Escape
Between infinite outdoor happenings and quaint urban charms, Oregon and Washington are just the places to hightail it to for a...
A Chic Portland Hotel Offers Lodging As Affordable as $35 a Night
The Society Hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon brings new life to an old sailor's hotel and provides adventurous travelers with a...
Toronto's Tetris Inspired Home
We have all played the game “Tetris” at least once in our lives.
Budget Breakdown: A Couple Spent Six Weeks and $16.7K Fashioning an Airy Kitchen
Designer Brit Arnesen and her husband, Derek, imbue the space with feminine, Art Deco–inspired touches.
A Tech Professional Heads to Texas and Builds a Tiny Off-the-Grid Cabin for $25K
Best of all, the simple shelter will be available to rent for short stays.
Before & After: A New Orleans Midcentury Undergoes a 20-Year Makeover
Architect Wayne Troyer of studioWTA has dedicated some two decades to sprucing up this midcentury ranch house in the Lower Garden...
An Industrial-Style Home Rises Next to a Derelict Apple-Processing Warehouse
Seattle-based firm Best Practice Architecture designs a two-story, shed-roofed residence in Washington that nods to the site’s...
A New Prefab Company Is Offering a Cluster of Scandinavian-Inspired Cabins Starting at $70K
Latvia’s My Cabin has created three prefab structures—a sauna, an office space, and a home—that can be purchased à la carte, or...
Budget Breakdown: Toronto Architects Make a Historic Brick Home Whole Again for $572K
Previously divided into three apartments, the reconfigured and expanded Dunn House is now streamlined for a growing family.
British Artist Alex Chinneck Unzips a Building in Milan
Hailed as a master of architectural illusion, British artist Alex Chinneck unzips a building for Milan Design Week 2019.
Living Vehicle Launches New 2020 Luxury Trailer With Off-Grid Living in Mind
The company’s founders give us the scoop on the new 2020 model, which they completely redesigned from the ground up.
Austin’s Community First! Village Unveils Affordable New Micro Homes
With a wood-clad interior and a butterfly roof, this compact home by Mckinney York Architects balances affordability,...
Project Room’s Winning Streetlight Design Beckons a Brighter Future for Los Angeles
The L.A.-based collective brings the city its first new streetlight design in more than 60 years.
Watch a 147-Year-Old Paper Mill Produce a “Black Licorice” Roll
French Paper, a sixth-generation business in Michigan, endures in the digital age.
Budget Breakdown: A Seattle Architect Crafts a Hardworking Shed for Just Over $2,200
A humble composition of two-by-fours, plywood, and polycarbonate, the Uphill Utilitarian is a flexible storage space and studio.
Sweden’s Icehotel Celebrates its 30th Year With 15 Glittering New Art Suites
Grab your parka and your snow boots: we’re headed to Northern Sweden for an inside look at Icehotel’s latest crop of seasonal...
10 Tiny Homes in Hawaii That Prove a Little Goes a Long Way
These compact island homes—as practical as they are striking—demonstrate that you don’t need much where the natural landscape...
Trend Report: 10 High-Tech, High-Design Bathroom Products for the New Decade
The ’20s are shaping up to be a stylish and experimental decade, at least in the bathroom.
An Energy-Efficient Hybrid Prefab Keeps Cool in the Palm Springs Desert
Drawing from the laws of nature, an architect devises a way to beat the heat in the California desert.
A Seattle-Area Family Breaks Free From Suburbia and Ventures Deep Into Nature
A decade-plus journey took this Washington State family from a planned subdivision to a sylvan valley.
6 Ways Smart Lighting Can Help You Take Control of Your Home
From customized presets to voice commands, these intelligent features promise added comfort, safety, and sustainability in the...
A Bahamian Waterfront Estate Lists With Access to Two Resorts
Enjoy endless creature comforts and private beach access on Paradise Island.
Prefab, Proven
In January 2003, we issued a challenge to 16 architects: Design a modern prefab home for $200,000.
This $1.3M Farmhouse in Upstate New York Is Straight Out of a Storybook
Surrounded by a wild apple orchard, the revamped 1800s residence is a slice of pastoral bliss, complete with a converted barn.
In Miami, a Midcentury Bungalow With Nautical Vibes Surfaces for $749K
Set steps away from Biscayne Bay, the 1940s home is awash in wooden details, porthole windows, and tropical landscaping.
This £875K English Cottage Encloses an Original 1800s Train Carriage
The cozy three-bedroom getaway neighbors a 468-acre nature reserve on the coast of Kent.
Extend Your Stay...Permanently With This W Boston Penthouse Asking $4.1M
Enjoy all the perks of a hotel like a concierge, valet, restaurant and cleaning services, and more.
Before & After: A Falling-Down Farmhouse Gets a Second Chance, Against All Odds
Anyone else would’ve torn it down. Not the Hardwidges.
A 1912 Home With a Net-Zero Retrofit Seeks $1.8M in British Columbia
Turn-of-the-century details meet next-gen technologies in this charming dwelling designed to produce more energy than it consumes.
Carved Up Floors Make This Five-Level Belgian Home More Open
Some were turned into mezzanines, making the vertical plan feel connected—right down to a “pond” in the backyard.
ARAM at 50: Golden Anniversary for a London Design Icon
Zeev Aram‘s Kings Road store introduced modern furniture to London.
In Melbourne, an Unremarkable Worker’s Cottage Hides a Heavenly Backyard Home
Foomann Architects places a surprisingly spacious and airy two-level residence at the rear of a narrow suburban lot.
A Resin to Love
A long overdue solo show for designer, architect, and artist Gaetano Pesce opened last week at Fred Torres Collaborations in...
Budget Breakdown: They Built a Net-Positive Home in the Hamptons for $3.2 Million
After moving back to New York from Japan, one woman calls an old college friend at Khanna Schultz Architecture to design a...

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