When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, architect and University of Kentucky lecturer Mike McKay felt the pull to go down...

Step into these outdoor enclosures that provide picturesque views from all sides.

Sitting adjacent to the Morningside residence, this new open-air pavilion beckons the family outside every day of the year.

The exterior, made of prim brick and stucco, hides a show-stopping addition at this suburban home outside of Melbourne, Australia.

A "chashitsu," which literally means “tearoom” in Japanese, is a freestanding, pavilion-like structure that was used for tea...

A globetrotting couple rebuild a Katrina-damaged residence by a famous midcentury New Orleans firm—on the very street where one...

In Arlington, Virginia, architecture firm Höweler + Yoon contends with spatial and budgetary constraints to carve a...

Botanist Patrick Blanc has been bringing the wilds of the rainforests to Parisian walls for over 30 years, most recently at the...

Craig Winer, senior vice president and co-owner of Garrett Wade, shares the tools he swears by for a successful home garden.

Instead of chopping down trees or cutting branches, many architects have come up with smart design solutions to avoid disturbing...

When the Zimmerman family settled in Seattle, Washington, in the late 1990s they bought a 1,100-square-foot Craftsman built in...

The verdant spaces nominated for the Dwell Design Awards bring these biophilic homes to life.

New York firm WORKac taps into society’s increased focus on heathy eating with a school’s learning garden.

Plugging a cord into a socket or inserting a battery may seem like the easiest way to power a small appliance but it's not the...

Perched on pink granite cliffs, a series of prefab pavilions offer a luxe, back-to-nature experience in one of Tasmania’s oldest...

Prefabricated architecture can get a bad rap for being boring and boxy—not so for this sculptural backyard pavilion.

Hidden on a hill overlooking Australia’s Pittwater Bay, Rob Brown’s design for the James-Robertson house happily opens itself...

Designed by Danish architect Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen, the Pavilion House in Southwold, Suffolk, comes with a detached annex.

Overlooking the Paranapanema River, Casa do Lago is a weekend home comprising two elevated, staggered volumes that separate...

A strategic rewire enhances a spec house’s gut renovation.

Life House Nantucket reimagines a 200-year-old mansion as a retro inn inspired by local flora.

Garden and living spaces blend together in this Australian dwelling which inverts the classic wraparound veranda.

A dark exterior gives way to muted, serene interiors in this U-shaped residence by Studiofour.

Some serious greenery transforms a 1940 building in Lisbon, Portugal.

No Architecture designs a weekend house with an octagonal courtyard and interconnected spaces that bring a family together during...

You’ve most likely heard of landscape before, but you may be less familiar with its two main components: hardscape and softscape.

Creating a living green wall, also known as a vertical garden, is a refreshing, innovative, and eco-friendly way to bring color...

With a working nursery, guest suite, and garden shop, this place is much more than just an island home.

A split monolithic form gives this modern residence its name—Two Halves House.

Despite obstacles with steep terrain, Australian architects design a unique facade that maximizes ocean views, cross ventilation,...

Jackson Clements Burrows Architects replace a derelict beach shack in Barwon Heads, Victoria, with three minimalist, pitched-roof...

A challenger in the category of high-end kitchens, Signature Kitchen Suite makes a strong entrance at the 2017 Kitchen and Bath...

Complete with an outdoor kitchen and wood-fired oven, this sleek pavilion is the ultimate escape—come rain or shine.

In Ramat HaSharon, Israel, a screen of vertical iron louvers mixes with concrete cubes to create the contemporary Pavilion House.

Courtyard House in Menlo Park, California, encourages a family with two teenagers to be independent while staying connected—to...

Miró Rivera Architects celebrates the century-old home’s history while introducing a breezy addition with charismatic courtyards.