Along with bringing natural light into a home, windows also act as the building’s eyes, allowing the residents to look out into...

A creative tear-down renovation exposes a loft to natural light.

Original wood paneling abounds in this San Rafael gem.

These thoughtfully designed outbuildings exhibit how the utilitarian backyard shed can be adapted for work, storage, and living.

California builder Cosmic is making ADUs with solar arrays and robust energy-storage systems that can power your home.

Perched high in the hills of Silver Lake, a beautifully maintained midcentury home with stellar views seeks a new owner.

Surrounded by red maple and aspen trees, the home is a refined take on the classic Quebecois sugar shack.

Known as The Hastings Residence, this midcentury home pays homage to the Googie design style its architects are famous for.

North of Rio de Janeiro, a holiday home blends into the terrain with reddish concrete walls pigmented to match the native soil.

This 2,500-square-foot Passive House was built using a panelized system—meaning the parts of the house were delivered from the...

Set at the edge of Stoney Lake in Ontario, Canada, is a photographer's home, studio, and boat house.

With seemingly limitless plans, styles, and sizes, kit homes are an intriguing alternative for homebuyers.

Rafael Santa Ana unites the disjointed floors of his Vancouver residence, adding vaulted ceilings and a commanding, double-height...

Available for the first time in nearly 60 years, the home offers a glass-fronted living room with views of the San Francisco Bay.

In San Jose, California, interior designer Cathie Hong opens up a dim, confined kitchen to better serve a young family.

Marked by elegant simplicity, this steel-clad writer’s studio and hunting lookout effortlessly blends into a rocky slope in the...

A design-minded family team with plentiful carpentry experience gives this 1967 abode a modern update while preserving its...

Built with materials carried to the site by hand, Chalet M is a 270-square-foot cabin that treads lightly on its woodland site.

A carefully restored post-and-beam with a spectacular indoor/outdoor connection hits the market.

Listed at $190,000, this tiny vessel named after a root vegetable amplifies nautical living with colorful, quirky quarters.

Lanefab Design/Build gives the angular Mitchell House, originally built in 1965, a faithful makeover that honors its heritage.

These self-sufficient, modular prefab housing units from Germany offer smart home technology and are designed to meet the Passive...

Interior designer Gisbert Pöppler gives a penthouse in the heart of Berlin a vibrant refresh.

A 1960s home with an unusual awning gets upgraded with 21st-century conveniences while maintaining its Austin street cred.

Embodying innovations in technology, architecture, and lifestyle, the 200-foot-long residence in Hancock Park, Los Angeles will...

A New England barn is wired to provide power and produce to the community.

A string of prefab pods helps a couple build an off-the-grid home on a remote, scenic site.

Sleek and timeless, the DeSilver House in the midcentury modern hotbed of New Canaan, Connecticut, is now up for sale—with its...

These bathrooms from the Dwell community are the epitome of serenity and style.

This airy home makes the most of its beachside location with sustainable design, careful siting, and an expansive glazed facade.

Block out noise and distraction by soundproofing your home office.

The studies are in—these five charming glass cabins in Sweden might have what it takes to help you decompress.

A small family's dream of a spacious entertaining home in Melbourne comes to life through a design that hinges on contrasts.

Noted Chicago architect Dennis Blair declared this masterful, modernist Schell House his favorite residential work.

Design collective Creative Union recasts a decades-old structure as a minimalist pied-a-terre for a graphic designer.

Once ashamed of his lackluster Chicago abode, architect Brad Lynch tore it down and started over with a family home that’s part...