The Brick Weave House in ChicagoBorn as a horse stable, the Brick Weave House in Chicago is all about transportation and transparency.
A Brick-Clad Modern Family Home in ChicagoOnce ashamed of his lackluster Chicago abode, architect Brad Lynch tore it down and started over with a family home that’s part...
Sustainable Living: Chicago’s First Certified Passive HouseTake a tour through Chicago’s first passive house, built by Brandon Weiss of Weiss Building and Development LLC with the help of...
Clever Storage Solutions and a Shifted Layout Revive This 1950s Chicago HomeWhen Carly and Brad Moeller were searching for a new home in the Ravenswood Manor neighborhood of Chicago, they came across a...
The Real ChicagoIf your only experience touring Chicago is from watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off, architect Brad Lynch has some insider tips for...
A Steel-and-Glass Addition With a Giant Hangar Door Maximizes Indoor/Outdoor LivingIn Chicago's Wicker Park, the conversion of a two-flat Italianate building into a single-family home calls for a modern,...
A New Chicago Bed-and-Breakfast Occupies a Former Publishing HouseAptly named The Publishing House, a just-opened bed-and-breakfast in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood avoids the kitsch of...
Bright Bauhaus Colors Fill This Brick Edwardian House in LondonBold Bauhaus colors including blue, red, and yellow come together to invigorate this brick Edwardian house in West London.
An Interior Designer Helps His Mother Turn Her 1960s Chicago Apartment Into a Colorful HavenAndreas Kokkino persuades his mom to toss all her old furniture and start fresh.
A Mint-Green Addition Freshens Up a Brick House in ChinaWonder Architects fuse a crisp addition to a traditional brick home in Hou Heilongmiao Village.
Light and Shadow Help Shape This Modern Brick House in VietnamDrawing from traditional architecture, Long An House in Southern Vietnam allows natural elements like light, air, and water to...
A Slender Brick House Keeps Things Cool in the South of SpainSerrano & Baquero uses robust materials to create a surprisingly airy home with a sublime patio.
An Accessible Home Promotes a Lifetime of Well-Being For the Whole FamilyTucked in a Chicago suburb, the Courtyard Residence celebrates the outdoors while responding to the needs of each family member.
A Blackened Steel and Glass House Outside of Chicago Hits the Market for $825KThe home’s interiors echo the dense forest outside its massive windows.
Tour a New Residential High-Rise That's Uniquely "Chicago"Landmark West Loop is a love letter to Chicago's West Loop neighborhood.
An Old Brick House in Spain Becomes a Light-Filled Family HomeThe renovation by miniArquitectura keeps the home’s charm intact, but creates opened-up spaces with a material palette to match.
Before & After: A Brick Engine House Becomes an Airy Abode in EnglandA dormant industrial space in England is adapted into a cozy home.
Four Floors of Gadgets and Gardens in ChicagoA strategic rewire enhances a spec house’s gut renovation.
How One Community-Minded Designer Is Tapping the Potential of Chicago’s Vacant LotsThe 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial builds on the research of this year’s artistic director, David Brown, who believes...
Top Design Cities 2019: ChicagoArtistic director of this year’s Chicago Architecture Biennial, Yesomi Umolu is at the center of an energized design capital.
A Rare Midcentury Prefab Looks Just Like it Did in 1958—Down to the Knoll and Paul McCobb InteriorsThe new homeowners of the Frost House investigate the history of their modular home and its contributions to the prefab movement.
11 Homes With Unburnished Brick InteriorsBricks aren't just for brownstones.
A Breathtaking Austin Home Weaves Around Oak and Pecan TreesSkirting towering trees and protected by floating canopies, this urban oasis is all about the outdoors.
Midcentury Mashup: A 1950s Ranch House in Chicago Gets a Palm Springs–Style Butterfly RoofA couple budgets carefully while renovating a split-level house on Chicago’s Near North Side.
A Former Chicago Mafia Haunt Reborn as a HotelIn the art-filled River North neighborhood, this former Prohibition-era hotel is building a sense of community
Alluring Meets Affordable With These 5 Chicago PrefabsDespite its compact urban setting, prefab homes are becoming increasingly favored in Chicago, Illinois.
The House of a LifetimeAt age 34, Philip M. Isaacson commissioned architect F. Frederick Bruck to design a home for him and his wife. That was 1959.
A Bright Mexican Home Brilliantly Weaves Nature Into its DesignIn Mexico, a colorful home prioritizes nature by integrating four on-site trees into its layout.
House In MorillosA modern house built in the middle of a breathtaking natural landscape.
A Refurbished, Victorian-Era Brick Tower in HampshireWhen two equestrians resettle, a sagging
water tower is part of the bargain.
Opened HouseA few years after moving into their stocky, cavelike 1970s bi-level 20 miles southeast of Milwaukee, JJ and Eric Edstrom decided...
Scrap House"Repurpose, refurbish, recycle" was the guiding principle for a metals broker in Ontario who harnessed his passion for–and...
20 Dynamic Kitchens With Exposed Brick BacksplashesTurns out, there are countless ways to rock exposed brick in the kitchen.
House of TomorrowIn fits and bursts, the evolution of the smart home continues.
Kengo Kuma Weaves Japanese Design Into This Indoor/Outdoor Oregon AbodeEast and West intersect at the Suteki House, which combines Japanese principles with an American connection to the outdoors.
An Impressive 20-Foot Skylight Transforms a Jumbled Chicago HomeBy opening up the atrium of a historic residence in Chicago, an architect shows it may take more than a first (or second) draft...