Listed at $950K, This Clean-Lined Cottage in Los Angeles Is a Fresh Take on City Living Tucked away in Glassell Park, this sunny 1940 home emphasizes indoor/outdoor flow.
It Takes a Village On Washington's lush Bainbridge Island, one community strives for quality of life as a sustainable initiative.
A Prefab Passive House Takes Root in the Catskills Assembled in just two weeks, the idyllic retreat near Woodstock, New York, realizes a couple’s dream of rural living.
Dive Into a Visually Stunning Book That Celebrates Modernist Architecture and its Evolution Covering a wide range of iconic homes from Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye to Shigeru Ban’s Curtain Wall House, Phaidon's recently...
9 Small Studios Where Writers and Artists Can Get Creative If you’re a writer or an artist of any kind, you probably understand how important it is to have a little space of your own where...
5 Fabulous Prefab Homes in Tennessee These state-of-the-art dwellings look toward the future with sustainable building strategies and sleek design.
GO Home Takes the Passive House Approach to Prefab It can take as little as two weeks to build one.
This Stunning Studio in Rhode Island Is a Creative’s Dream After living on the road for numerous years, a young artist uncovers an inspiring studio in Rhode Island.
This Delightful Abode Is a Modern Take on “Grandma’s House” Oozing with bright, cheerful vibes, this revamped apartment captures the nostalgia of hanging out at your cool grandmother’s...
Take Me Home A “tree house” of clean lines, ample glass, and thoughtful ingenuity lets a Washington, DC–area family and a stream of weekend...
A Glass Courtyard Brings the Garden Inside a London Terrace House Architect Amos Goldreich had three clients to consider in this renovation: Graham, Steve, and the greenery they’d tended for...
An All-Blue House in Bushwick Brings Big Color to the Neighborhood Architecture firm LOT gives a 100-year-old row house in Brooklyn a major update with a gut renovation and big, bold color.
Our Favorite Outdoor Products for a Breezy Beach Retreat The picks include a chartreuse-yellow woven bench swing by Paola Lenti and an outdoor pouffe by Maria Vinka.
Here’s What it Takes to Build a Pretty Good House LEED and Passive House have become gold standards for energy-efficient homebuilding—but some say there’s a better way.
This Kitchen Brings It All Together A modest kitchen addition to a couple’s cottage outside of Brisbane proves that one 376-square-foot room can revive an entire...
A Compact Laneway House in Toronto Takes Back Underused Space Following a new policy change that allows housing units in Toronto’s back lanes, LGA Architectural Partners builds a crisp,...
Classic Modernist House in Portland Inspires a Lighting and Furniture Line Rejuvenation's new collection takes cues from John Yeon's 1937 Aubrey Watzek House.
Bringing It All Back Home Relying on local materials, local craftsmen, and the land her family has farmed for over two centuries, a New Yorker rediscovers...
Clean-Lined Appeal Defines Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams’ Fall Collection The brand delivers the refined and versatile, modernist style it’s known for with inviting fall furniture introductions.
Bringing Back a Forgotten Material We’re all familiar with iconic furniture pieces made of fiberglass that were brought to market in the midcentury era—most notably...
Creative Revival of a Modernist Gem Introducing a series of structures, two architects weave a house with a notable pedigree into the landscape.
Transparent Perforated Circles Bring Light and Movement to This London Terrace House Perforated solid steel plates bring in light, transforming a London terrace house into a work of art.
The Inimitable Artek Stool—and 16 Other Alvar Aalto Designs to Bring Warm Modernism Into Your Home Born February 3 in Kuortane, Finland, Alvar Aalto brought a harmonious balance of function and grace to everything he designed.
A New Book Celebrates Modernism With Futuristic Homes and Visionary Masterpieces Part history book, part design bible, “Inside Utopia” captures the midcentury modernist psyche and beyond.
Modern Take on a Texas Farmhouse A modern, gabled home in Austin is designed to feel like a "leftover railroad house that had been repurposed."
A Modern Take on the Pitched-Roof A family’s house outside the hustle of Amsterdam makes the most of local materials and forms.
Dwell and Dan Brunn Architecture Take an Unconventional Approach With Bridge House Embodying innovations in technology, architecture, and lifestyle, the 200-foot-long residence in Hancock Park, Los Angeles will...
Before & After: A Terrace House in Melbourne Takes an Unexpected Turn Architect Rebecca Naughtin carves out a curvaceous kitchen in her foodie clients’ heritage home.
A Set Designer’s House in Brazil Blends Colonial Architecture With Miesian Modernism A nod to the past, the contemporary country escape by Mapa Architects is surprisingly close to São Paulo’s hustle and bustle.
Transformers of the Modern House: Albert Frey and Lina Bo Bardi at the Palm Springs Art Museum An exhibition at the Palm Springs Art Museum presents a refreshing look at the modern home through the lens of Italian-Brazilian...
A Creative Couple’s Long Island Beach House “Bubbles” With Life Clad in cypress and charged with color, the North Fork getaway of author Julie Satow and editor Stuart Elliott is something to...
15 Outdoor Saunas That Bring The Heat Adventure beckons at these contemporary saunas set in serene environments.
An Architect’s Beach House Brings California Surfer Vibes to Chigasaki, Japan Architect and surfer Kenichiro Iwakiri renovates a beach house for himself in Shonan, a region of Japan known for its surf spots.
Alden B. Dow: The Mastermind of Midwestern Modernism The Alden B Dow Home & Studio in Central Michigan showcases the extraordinary vision, imagination, and craftsmanship of the...
This Norwegian Tiny House on Wheels Will Take You Anywhere You Want to Go Norske Mikrohus’s latest project is a 174-square-foot-home that promises to get you closer to nature.
A Pair of Pink and Purple Tiny Houses Take Root in an Idyllic Olive Grove Mar Plus Ask designs two dreamy homes that take cues from the storied olive trees on the Spanish island of Mallorca.