Clifftop House with Angled Roof in MauiWith an angled roof designed to resemble the surrounding cliffs, a house in Maui, Hawaii, is built to meld with the landscape.
9 Stunning Examples of Homes Built on and Around CliffsAlthough not for the faint of heart, a cliffside home can offer the excitement of living on the edge, as well as unparalleled...
Echoing the Surrounding Cliffs With a Zigzag Roof, This Maui Home Asks $2.4MThis clifftop residence, designed to nestle into the environment, boasts a wall of windows that showcases spectacular ocean views.
A Concrete Micro-House in Japan Works All the AnglesBuilt with specially-formulated concrete made of volcanic ash, this micro-house in Tokyo maximizes space through vertical...
A House With a Green Roof Tucks Into the Landscape in LithuaniaBy designing a home with an angled roof covered in sod, architecture firm After Party takes living in the land to the next level.
The Wave House Is a Futuristic Finnish Home With a Sweeping RoofA Finnish architect teams up with a log home manufacturer to create the stunning, hyper-modern Wave House.
Two Tiny Pavilions Respectfully Perch Atop a Lava Flow on MauiA pair of tiny pavilions provide an eco-friendly retreat on Maui.
Picture Yourself in This Clifftop Swedish Retreat Asking $1.08MDesigned by Trigueiros Architecture, this lovely minimalist retreat appears to float above the rocky cliff upon which it is...
An Ontario Pool House Splashes Out With a Wild, Wavy RoofA historic guesthouse lost to fire is reincarnated as an undulating escape with a swimming pool and kitchen.
A Clever Sunken Roof Fills a London Terrace House with LightA London renovation resolves a family’s yearning for open air and greenery.
A Curved Holiday Home Nestles Into a Spectacular Clifftop in New ZealandBelinda George Architects crafts a family “bach” on New Zealand’s North Island that celebrates the native bush and outdoor living.
A Modern Take on the Pitched-RoofA family’s house outside the hustle of Amsterdam makes the most of local materials and forms.
A Dynamic Home in Australia Angles for Epic ViewsPerched on Mount Martha in Victoria, Three Angle House captures impressive vistas.
A Superb Australian Home Angles For Seaside ViewsMegowan Architectural orients the concrete-and-wood Two Angle House on the Mornington Peninsula to best capture views of the sea...
4 Easy Steps to Creating Your Own DIY Green RoofIf you've been dreaming of topping your home off with a living roof but want to get the job done on your own, we have you covered.
A Rippling Ceiling Angles for Light in a Melbourne Mullet RenovationWhile keeping the home’s Victorian facade, FMD Architects builds a resonant rear addition that captures light and garden views.
A Midcentury Home Enjoys Views from Every AngleA new outlook for a Buff, Straub and Hensman gem perched high above Los Angeles.
A Timber-Clad Sauna in Chile Angles For Lakeside ViewsIn the Los Lagos district of Chile, hovering over a dark granite rock overlooking the lake, is Sauna Ranco, a simple refuge...
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.
Odd Angles Don't Stop This Apartment's TransformationBy straightening angles, installing windows, and adding vertical accents, architect Aaron Ritenour brought light and order to an...
House In MorillosA modern house built in the middle of a breathtaking natural landscape.
An Architect’s Gable-Roofed House Near Munich Fits Five Levels InsideIn his own family residence, architect Kai Binnewies carves out a multilevel interior to put a modern twist on tradition.
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...
House of TomorrowIn fits and bursts, the evolution of the smart home continues.
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.
An Angled Expansion Gives a Bungalow in Melbourne an Open-Air SlantBuilding off a boxy floor plan, Splinter Society makes a diagonal cut, creating a family home that optimizes indoor/outdoor flow.
This Norwegian Cabin's Roof Doubles as an Observation DeckAn observation roof and outdoor room extend the small footprint into the coastal landscape, while selective materials help it...
This Brooklyn Loft Keeps 2,500 Books Tidy With Angled ShelvesSet at a 45-degree angle, the staggered shelves in Publisher’s Loft create a colorful, three-dimensional motif while maximizing...
Run-Down Row House in Boston Becomes a Quiet Urban Escape with Two Green RoofsA young architect transforms a small row house into a deceptively roomy family home.
15 Butterfly Roofs That Set the Heart AflutterSince its invention by Le Corbusier in 1930, the butterfly roof has endured as a dramatic architectural feature.
A Darling Fisherman’s Cottage on the Cornwall Coast Angles for £685KTextured white walls add to the rustic character of this hideaway in the village of Mousehole.
Gable-Roofed Rural Weekend Home in ConnecticutTo create their rural Connecticut getaway, Lisa Gray and Alan Organschi layered their modern design sensibility atop an early...
7 Peaked Structures With Pyramid-Inspired RoofsThere's something undeniably mystical about pyramids and prisms, and architects the world over have used the enigmatic form in...
This Charred-Cedar Waterfront Home Embraces the View From Every AngleStep into this residence in Prince Edward County, and find an instant reprieve from the city.
Budget Breakdown: A Maui Couple Build an Off-Grid Tiny Home For $45KCustom-built from the ground up, a 360-square-foot tiny house on wheels is an affordable, off-grid paradise for a family of three...