The radiant space in Emeryville features 19-foot ceilings, exposed wood beams, and a gabled skylight.

Dishwashers don’t seem to hold the same cache as some of the more lust-worthy kitchen appliances (looking at you, gas ranges).

Behind an unassuming 19th-century facade in Singapore's Joo Chiat neighborhood, Ching Ian and Yang Yeo's renovation of a typical...

A family matriarch enlisted an architect, an interior designer, a builder, and a landscape architect to help realize her vision...

From modern sheds and tiny cabins to detached dwellings, we're spotlighting our favorite small spaces from the Dwell community...

In Canada's Yukon Territory, a college instructor builds a lightweight, efficient 97-square-foot mobile dwelling.

Sparks are flying in these modern fireplace designs.

Texas architect Jim Poteet helped Stacey Hill, who lives in a San Antonio artists’ community, wrangle an empty steel shipping...

In a far-flung desert destination, designer Barbara Hill does it again.

Building a small home doesn’t equate to easy lifting.

In South Carolina's Lowcountry, a contemporary house soars amid the oaks and alligators.

Rooted in the past yet decidedly in the present, these converted barns embrace their history, but take on a modern twist.

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

What constitutes good modern design in a historic district? Kansas City architecture firm Kem Studio proposes a solution that...

Light and Air Architecture deftly extends and reimagines a Park Slope home for the owner, who grew up in the space.

Say goodbye to red eyes—these naturally filtered swimming pools stay clean without chlorine.

Seeking a stronger connection with his adopted city, Edoardo Allegranti revamps a lilong house in China’s bustling municipality.

Story Architecture designs an indoor/outdoor dwelling in Ho Chi Minh City with plenty of room for a family of four to work, live,...

Whether constructed in the '50s and '60s or paying homage to the style, these homes from the Dwell community love midcentury...

A Japanese architect creates multi-use miracles with a home just wider than a big rig.

A historic home in Phoenix steps into the 21st century.

On an 18th-century farmstead in rural Sweden, two Copenhagen designers handcraft a summerhouse that seamlessly melds the modern...

An earth-sheltered and earthquake-resistant home is built to stand the test of time in an extraordinary Wyoming landscape.

Australia is known for it's great modern residential architecture.

Studio Arthur Casas were hired by a previous clients’ friends who wanted to build a house right next door on a narrow beachfront...

Contemporary and vernacular combine with innovative architectural solutions in the design of this house located at the edge of...

These sleek cat accessories are so well-designed, they'll rival your own furniture.

Discover the benefits of prefab construction with these New Hampshire–based companies.

Each firm will construct an ADU in your backyard in exchange for a portion of the income you generate by renting it out.

With a very limited budget and no construction experience, Lucky and Kim Diaz overhauled a wreck of a house into a sweet,...

Small and cozy, these gorgeously furnished mobile homes will convince you to downsize and hit the road in minutes.

Sit back, relax, and imagine enjoying a cocktail shaken up in your own home bar—and then imagine it disappearing for an easy and...

Facing tight building codes and an even tighter space, Karen White and David MacNaughtan needed an architect who could turn...

Architect Giles Bruce’s residence takes its name from the jagged pattern of bricks that covers most of its park-facing side.

Traditional in the front, modern in the back, this historic home ushers light in through a 14-foot glass wall.

The architects used as much of the original structure as possible—including the brick cladding and wooden beams—to turn this old...