This Palm Springs Prefab Is a “Living Lab” for Its Designer Residents
A pair of prefab experts become test subjects for their own ideas about sustainable living.
Nova Scotia’s B2 Lofts Put a Contemporary Twist on a UNESCO World Heritage Site
In the historic center of Lunenburg, old and new mixed-use apartment buildings find common ground.
This Secluded, Wood-Clad Longhouse in Scotland Is Cozy Incarnate
Asking £880K, the RIBA award–winning eco home sits perched above the Galloway Hills.
The Can’t-Miss Sales Happening This Black Friday and Cyber Monday
In-person shopping sprees may not be possible this year, but holiday savings are still a thing.
This Magnificent Marin Midcentury Comes With Bay Views and a Bountiful Garden
Designed by Joseph Esherick in 1961, the five-bedroom home sits just a stone’s throw away from San Francisco.
You Can Wake Up Poolside at This Forest Retreat in the Netherlands
The rentable home features en suite bedrooms positioned at either end of the its skinny, C-shaped plan for water views from first...
Before & After: In Spain, an Architect Restores an Iconic Home Built by His Grandparents
Set in Cadaqués, the ’60s residence has a traditional stone facade and a surprising, hexagonal plan—with no right angles in sight.
Budget Breakdown: This $250K Prefab Cabin Is an Ode to the Finnish Sauna
Near Helsinki, expat designer Jussi-Pekka Kajaala and Olympic medalist Adam Rippon build a tiny summerhouse dedicated to...
Budget Breakdown: $91K and Vintage Flair Revive a Flat in One of Paris’s Coolest Buildings
A small apartment renovation in Orgues de Flandre—a brutalist ’70s development built as social housing—includes a kitchen-focused...
Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Challenge Finalists Announced
Out of 144 prospective applicants, 10 have been selected as finalists to move onto the next round for the Cradle to Cradle...
Budget Breakdown: For $31K, a Brooklyn Family Makes Room for All in an 850-Square-Foot Apartment
A handful of smart reconfigurations to their beloved one-bedroom loft in a former piano factory let the designer couple create...
Budget Breakdown: $49K of Curvy Cabinetry Solved This NYC Couple’s Storage Conundrum
Architect Fareez Giga deploys a suite of custom built-ins to upgrade a 715-square-foot flat for a bibliophile and a passionate...
Budget Breakdown: This Remote Prefab Hideaway Built From Shipping Containers Cost $300K
How Anthrop Abbott Architects designed four modules—complete with a hot tub and cantilevered deck—for a rocky outcrop in South...
A Look Back on Dwell’s First Homes
For our 10th anniversary, we decided to check in with six of the residents we featured in our first year to chat about how the...
The Evolution of Japan’s Modern Houses Tells the Story of Its Postwar Comeback
A fascinating new book chronicles unorthodox Japanese residential architecture over the past almost 80 years.