New York City is the nation’s capital of cramped quarters.

In downtown Los Angeles, nonprofit worker turned design-savvy entrepreneur Willard Ford turned the historic Kim Sing Theatre into...

Set amidst the Karst mountains of Guilin in China’s Guangxi province, this modernized resort makes the most of its former...

Nestled in a second-growth forest, this Pacific Northwest retreat is deliberately simple yet modern.

Dwell editor-in-chief Amanda Dameron walks us through Dwell's November 2016 issue.

This bookshop in Hangzhou, China, features an interior that provides a variety of unique and immersive environments for reading...

Running from September 3 to 5, the annual showcase in Copenhagen reveals resonant new themes in interior design.

Stay at the Cornwall beach home of renowned London architect Alex Michaelis on your next vacation.

With these modern-day lodges for Kansas City campers heading to the country, a Missouri architecture firm puts a fresh face on a...

Honoring the homeowners’ roots in Chinese studies, Curio House taps into traditional Eastern design philosophies.

Chinese design firm Hallucinate created a futuristic office for Maike Group, one of the country’s top suppliers and traders of...

Keep up with the design world: Zaha Hadid's only private residence is completed in Russia, nature reclaims an abandoned fishing...

Taking cues from the flora, fauna, and rocky cliffs of Big Sur, California, Mickey Muennig's brand of organic architecture...

It’s impossible to ignore nature in Big Sur.

Making the most of a little spare loft space can add a whole new dimension to your home. Here are a few creative examples.

If you're looking to escape your daily routine by traveling to a distant land, consider posting up at one of these...

The unforgiving landscape of the island couldn't stop this architect.

Hidden between the sea and the sand, the UCCA Dune Art Museum is a sanctuary for nature and art.

The Beijing Yanqing Cultural Commission puts a halt to Airbnb's plans to host guests in an ancient watchtower on the Great Wall...

The budget was nearly as tight as the space in this cheerful 516-square-foot flat in Bratislava.

Preview the Editor’s Letter from our January/February issue, written by Dwell founder and CEO Lara Deam.

Read the Editor’s Letter from our upcoming November/December edition and look for the issue on newsstands in the first week of...

In the remote village of Longtan in Anhui Province, China, RSAA / Büro Ziyu Zhuang transforms a ramshackle ruin into an...

It has been nearly half a decade, but the Dwell Home II is back! Construction began this winter in the hills outside Los Angeles,...

Read the Editor’s Letter from our upcoming September/October edition and look for the issue on newsstands in the first week of...

Raised on stilts to create a sheltered gathering space, Mountain House in Mist is a public library in China’s Zhejiang Province.

These crafty interventions in China and Hong Kong are a testament to out-of-the-box thinking.

Tasked with revitalizing a rural area with agricultural tourism, Shanghai–based firm ZJJZ builds a minimalist cabin cluster...

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with these forward-thinking designs by Chinese firms.

Drawing on Wes Anderson's distinctive visual style and Melbourne's cafe culture, an Australian studio takes a fresh approach to a...

In Gaoming, China, the furniture company Timothy Oulton erected eight round houses, including one breathtaking domed structure,...

In the lively lakeside neighborhood of Hou Hai in Beijing, there's a new boutique hotel that blends traditional Chinese...

In Silicon Valley, an indoor swim spa-and-exercise room offers a soothing escape.

Dubai, that instant city of over-wrought architecture and slave-like laborers, is apparently on the verge of a sewage catastrophe.

A traditional, Chinese cave dwelling is transformed into a chic and modern rammed earth residence for a local Internet star.