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

Moving from Lake Michigan, a savvy couple builds a dream home that's also a wise investment.

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

Minutes from the capital city’s urban bustle, an architect blends steel, wood, and concrete into a harmonious retreat for a...

The introduction to Dwell’s debut issue in October 2000 articulates our vision of what great design should be.

Designed by Simon Storey of Anonymous Architects, this striking grownup treehouse is up for rent at $9,000 a month.

In a nursery off the coast of Monterey, California, Rana Creek raises millions of plants each year.

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

For this San Diego family, the phrase "putting down roots" has taken on a whole new meaning.

A couple’s handwritten note to renowned architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg results in an iconic Leviathan of a home in the...

America’s first patented shade tree, the honey locust, is as high design as a plant can be.

When a 40-year-old pine tree fell over at the rear of a Brentwood estate in Los Angeles a few years back, its owner, an art lover...

An interview with David Sellers, the "Father of the Design-Build Movement"

A vacation to Portugal in 2014 planted the seed for what would become Singapore-born designer Gabriel Tan’s design collaborative‚...

Terremoto is spearheading an experimental grassroots project to transform a neglected patch of public land with native species.

After a long day at the office together, this pair relaxes in upstate New York.

These extraordinary tree houses meld sustainable materials with hospitality design, offering an innovative and adventurous way to...

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

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

Architect Michael Peled completely flips the layout of an apartment in Haifa to take advantage of treetop views.

Strategically placed windows and a neutral color palette allow this 2,200-square-foot home to boast an airy, open feel, despite...

These slender houses pack a lot of personality into tight spaces.

With greenery dwindling in urban areas, an architecture firm in Ho Chi Minh City designs a home to bring nature back to the...

Do you ever wish you could live like Tarzan - in seclusion, high above the ground, amongst trees and nature? Well, we have a...

Sara and Rich Combs, the pair behind the chic getaway known as the Joshua Tree House, share their favorite haunts and hideouts in...

With an unusually angular home, a studio builds on a practice known for striking silhouettes.

“The good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one which makes the landscape more beautiful than it was before the...

A couple builds a new home, repurposing a series of 11 shipping containers and an existing concrete foundation to maximal effect.

Double Roof House in Ho Chi Minh City opens onto a front courtyard that holds the family’s drink stall business.

We interviewed architect Sebastian Mariscal on his thoughtful, textured approach to designing with wood, for our 2014 Materials...

“I always wanted to live in a glass house,” explains Valerie Phelps, as she stands surrounded by the 40 feet of floor-to-ceiling...

The undulating walls of this light-filled loft reference the building’s past life as a silk warehouse.

A house in Echo Park makes the most of its narrow lot with open-plan spaces spread out over four levels.

A city home honors the local culture with communal outdoor space and reclaimed materials.

Each week, we tap into Dwell's Instagram community to bring you the most captivating design and architecture shots of the week.

The largest community on the planet’s coldest continent needs a smaller, smarter facility to continue its crucial work.