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This Company Is Turning Used Shipping Containers Into Custom Swimming Pools
Modpools upcycles shipping containers that are otherwise destined to rust by creating prefab pools for your backyard.
Living Screens Conceal a North Bondi Beach House and a Semi-Indoor Pool
LED-lit, living wall screens provide privacy while allowing the home's owners to enjoy an indoor/outdoor lifestyle.
This Saltbox House Was Inspired by a Family’s Favorite Barbecue Grill
In designing a home to the highest standards of sustainability, Montreal firm L’Abri looked to the best qualities of a family’s...
Before & After: A Creative Couple Update Their Midcentury L.A. Home With Custom Furniture
Matt and Jen Monroe turn a tired 1951 midcentury house in Eagle Rock into a warm, contemporary home where they now live with...
A Belgian Architect’s Courtyard House Offers Work/Life Balance
This square, wood-clad residence on the outskirts of Genk is arranged around a serene courtyard that bathes the interiors with...
A 17th-Century Château in France Gets a Monumental, Sustainability-Focused Restoration
French architect Didier Repellin leads the recent remodel of the Château de La Chaize estate and winery, drawing inspiration from...
This Light-Filled Forest Home in the Netherlands Brings Nature Into Focus
On the site of a former clinic, Kevin Veenhuizen Architects creates a peaceful family residence where plants and wildlife abound.
An Architect’s Elevated Family Home Channels Mies van der Rohe on a German Lakefront
With a heavy dose of inspiration from Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House, architect Carlos Zwick designs an art-filled home on...
An Inky Black Melbourne Home Draws Its Hue From the Ironbark Eucalyptus
Kirsten Johnstone Architecture creates a sustainable home that blends into the landscape with a palette of rammed earth,...
Denver’s Energy Efficient Home
John and Paige Damiano are snow worshippers.
An Earthship Just Landed on the Market in Taos for $290K
The funky New Mexico home is powered by the sun and embedded in the land with curvaceous walls and lots of gardening space—inside...
ODIN Candles
Though your average scented candle has all the subtlety of a marching band, when Valentine's Day hits one does occasionally want...
In the Catskills, a Contemporary Cabin Clad in Black Metal Seeks $895K
Dubbed Mossy Hill, the two-bedroom home sits on five wooded acres and comes with a detached studio and outdoor kitchen.
Lina Bo Bardi
Architect Lina Bo Bardi, born Achillina Bo in Rome in 1914, made an indelible mark on mid-century Brazilian architecture and...
Marcel Breuer’s Grieco House Lists for $1.5M in Andover, Massachusetts
Live like it’s 1955 in this immaculately preserved home by the Bauhaus-trained architect.
Near Seattle, a Frank Lloyd Wright–Inspired Midcentury Home Seeks $1M
The 1965 dwelling just hit the market for the first time—and it comes with a forested four-acre lot and unobstructed views of...
Schoolhouse Electric Founder Brian Faherty Lists His Oregon Beach House for $1.2M
Designed by architect Paul McKean, the 2014 home gets high marks for its elevated stance and outstanding ocean views.
If You Love Tile, Grab This $1.6M L.A Bungalow Inspired by Oaxaca
Set in Highland Park, the 1920s Spanish-style home pairs smooth plastered walls with Saltillo, Talavera, and zellige finishes.
This $5M Sonoma Home Has Walls of Glass and Views for Days
Built using the prefabricated Blue Sky and IT House systems, the residence comes with a guesthouse, a sparkling lap pool, and 10...
The Sharing Economy Has Moved to Backyard Rentals—for Your Dog
While pet ownership and housing costs rise, Sniffspot helps you use someone else’s outdoor space as your private dog run.
The Everyday Carry of an Architect: Jeff Shelton
“You never know when an idea may creep out of your head, and you need to be ready to record it.” - Jeff Shelton
Four Friends Joined Forces to Realize This Idyllic Forest Retreat Outside Toronto
Two homes combine under one roof in this unique lakeside structure.
This Stunning Alys Beach Home for Sale Could Easily Be Mistaken for Mykonos
This welcoming courtyard home features warm, neutral hues and a dramatic arch for $8.4M.
Making Pools in Strange Places
The mention of a backyard pool might conjure visions of high-maintenance, well-resourced landscapes.
Sculpture Lets the Public Paint the Sky
An art installation in Vancouver, suspended 24 stories above the harbor, lets the public create light patterns with the swipe of...
A San Antonio Property Is More About the Drought-Resistant Yard Than the Tiny Home It Surrounds
In a state that has been wracked by extreme weather, an architect decided to build smaller and hire an expert for an innovative...
Confessions of New York City’s Traveling Pool Guy
He only works three months a year, and doesn’t even live in state any more. How do we get his life?
I Can’t Stop Thinking About the Dystopian Hotel in “A Murder at the End of the World”
The fictional bunker perfectly embodies misanthropic luxury, evoking our current billionaires and their lairs almost too closely.
15 Modern Pool Ideas
Pools have the potential to play a significant role in the design of your outdoor space.
Inside the Unassuming Texas Home That Just Happens to Have a Natural Cavern in the Backyard
After it sat on the market, the couple selling the San Antonio house found themselves inundated with interest when it landed on...
No Grid in Sight
Most deserts are dry and dusty expanses of blue skies, bleached soil, and rulerflat horizons.
How Quarantining in a Montreal Basement Taught Me What I Care About in a House
There’s nothing like spending day after day in a confined underground unit to make you appreciate natural light.
Budget Breakdown: A Woodworker Couple Make $10K Go the Distance Renovating a 2006 Camper
Following a flurry of work during the pandemic, Casey and Brandon Smith refashioned a ho-hum trailer as a ’70s-inspired...
At Ground Zero Bedrock, the 9/11 Museum Prepares for Visitors
The architects and exhibition designers behind the National September 11 Memorial Museum offer a behind-the-scenes look before it...
The Barbie Dreamhouse Is an Accidental Funhouse Museum of American Design
Her plastic real estate portfolio features it all, from A-frames to Victorian Revivals.