A Striking Angular Cottage in Connecticut
What happens when the guest house becomes home? Retired couple Suzanne and Brooks Kelley found out when a pair of brainy New...
Angular Modern Beach House in Florida
Tour the family-friendly, LEED-certified, modern Seagrape House designed by husband-and-wife team Traction Architecture in Anna...
9 Angular Homes Inspired by Geometry
Homes that are characterized by bold, geometric shapes can create an eye-catching presence while also serving functional purposes.
Modern Angular Rural Family Home in Canada
Surrounded on all sides by a sweeping Canadian hayfield, the 23.2 House is an angular ode to rural life.
Modernist Angular Residence with Vertical Cedar Siding
Charles Gwathmey’s residential masterpiece, a modest but pioneering home for his parents in the Hamptons, looks as fresh today as...
An Angular Mountain Retreat in Colorado Captures Breathtaking Views
A vacation home for two siblings and their families is all about strengthening connections—to each other, and to the land.
An Angular Black Cabin Rises From the Woods Near Vancouver
Inspired by Japanese ryokans and American coastal communities of the ’70s, an architect’s tranquil retreat embraces the wild.
An Angular Black Cabin in Coastal France Honors the Bucolic Landscape
Designed by two Bordeaux-based architects as their family vacation home, the 850-square-foot structure sits on raised platforms...
An Angular Austin Home Makes Way For Heritage Oak Trees
This fresh take on the midcentury ranch home features a pleated roof and dark siding that retreats into the trees.
28 Triangles Make Up This Hyper-Angular Family Home
Fresh geometries inform a modular residence in Portland, Oregon.
A Historic Melbourne Home Sports an Angular Addition and a Batten Screen
WALA renovates and expands a heritage listed home with a second-floor addition that presents a graphic, batten-screen facade.
This Sleek, Angular Tiny Home Is Not Your Average A-Frame Cabin
Measuring only 180 square feet, this exquisite, off-grid tiny home features a big sense of style.
An Angular Cabin Is Perfectly Poised to Soak Up Breathtaking Forest Vistas
Set on a forested Vancouver Island lot nestled between mountains and ocean, this sculptural house follows the contour of the land.
An Angular Futuristic House in Georgia
The Decatur, Georgia, residence belonging to two book authors is an angular exercise in creating a dynamic structure.
This Triangular Tree House Adds Whimsy to a Backyard in Australia
An angular addition breaks the rules of suburbia.
Angular Multi-Generational Home in Washington
For many baby boomers, "retirement" is just a long way to spell "the end." This wasn't the case for Mike and Fiona Goodchild, a...
An Angular Copper-Clad Apartment Building in Italy
Perched in the Dolomite mountains, an angular copper-clad apartment building echoes the topography of its site.
This Dramatic A-Frame Cabin Channels Canada’s Rich Maritime History
The design for the cabin was inspired by the angular forms of nautical flags and sails.
Photo of the Week: Angular Austrian Lake House
Each week, we tap into Dwell's Instagram community to bring you the most viral design and architecture shots of the week.
The Parallelogram House Helps Reshape a Sleepy Canadian City
With an unusually angular home, a studio builds on a practice known for striking silhouettes.
A Modern Concrete Home in Peru
Behind a traditional colonial in Lima, an angular house attuned to its site takes shape.
Angular Australian House Fits a Family’s Active Lifestyle
The stacked but flexible scheme is modern, urban, and dynamic—just like its occupants
Top 5 Homes of the Week That Champion Angular, Boxy Design
On a daily basis, we feature homes that stand out from the rest and embody the Dwell aesthetic.
A UK Home With Panoramic Ocean Vistas Asks $3.5M
Overlooking a surf haven on the coast of North Cornwall, this angular abode embraces light and views.
8 Distinct Ways of Living in Japan
Size doesn't matter when these homes push the conventions of building and living in Japan.
Victorian Home in London Gets a Modern Office Addition
Inspired by the aperture of a camera, an angular home expansion brings focus to a new live/work space.
This Green-Roofed Hotel in the Italian Alps Seems to Rise From the Earth
Designed by Plasma Studio for an award-winning resort in the Dolomites, this angular extension is anything but an alpine cliché.
A Hidden Penthouse Sits Atop a Historic Cast-Iron Building in New York
Located in Tribeca, this residential development consists of a complete renovation and new construction—both concealed behind one...
Before & After: An Expanded Wedge-Shaped Abode Flaunts its Midcentury Roots
Lanefab Design/Build gives the angular Mitchell House, originally built in 1965, a faithful makeover that honors its heritage.
A Dramatic Floating Roof Crowns This Rammed-Earth Home in Arizona
With an angular roof canopy that glows with the sun and striated, rammed-earth walls, Dancing Light House delights in its desert...
An Edgy Slatted Facade Conceals a Striking Indoor/Outdoor Home in Brisbane
From the street view, an angular slatted facade conceals a home from the outside world while also carefully hinting at what's...
A Lofty Nature Retreat in Quebec Inspired by Nordic Architecture
This voluminous cabin in Austin, Quebec, has a sharply pitched roof and a bright and lofty interior that’s a surprising contrast...
An Angular Brick and Steel Home in London Stands Out Among Its Rowhouse Neighbors
Its severe outline traces the formerly disused plot while making space for three courtyards within its perimeter walls.
Six Gable Roofs Cap This Brilliantly Bizarre Atlanta Home
One of only a few residences in the U.S. made of cross-laminated timber (CLT), Haus Gables experiments with angular spaces and...
Yale Architecture Students Build a House For the Homeless
Since 1967, part of the Yale School of Architecture’s first year curriculum is to provide New Haven with structures and housing...
Live Out Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Vision in This Home That’s Asking $725K
On the market for only the second time, the Anderson House in Pleasantville, New York, was built in 1950 as part of the iconic...

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