Now that summer has officially started, temperatures are rising and air conditioners are cranked up—but that doesn’t mean you...

A thoroughly modern house in Baton Rouge owes its sleek and sustainable form to its vernacular roots.

Adventure beckons at these contemporary saunas set in serene environments.

Stock up on sunscreen and dip your toe into the modern pools that caught our editor's eye this week.

Comprised of four modules arranged around a central courtyard, this home is a fresh take on the casa de fin de semana.

Built of prefabricated cross-laminated timber panels, this barn-inspired home blends into the rural landscape.

It’s time to up the cool factor.

From converted barns to modern cabins, each offers a different take on a scenic country escape.

A motif of perforated metal is carried throughout an Austin home, lessening the harsh effects of the sun.

Made of earth-friendly bioceramic, Geoship’s geodesic domes envision a new future for humanity.

What’s the best way to warm a small studio? Ekaterina Voronova opted for a compact wood-burning stove to keep her space cozy.

Aux Box’s first floating prefab mixes wellness and wilderness in British Columbia’s Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve.

On an eight-foot-wide site in London, architect Luke Tozer cleverly squeezed in a four-story home equipped with...

Taking a calculated turn from tradition, two Czech architects designed a modern rendition of a classic Bohemian home, powered by...

In an 18th-century chateau in France, the couple behind a popular YouTube channel turns to technologies old and new to keep warm.

With the growing popularity of small wooden figures, we couldn’t help but wonder... What is it with these wooden animals that...

These spectacular transformations bring the heat.

Decades after they met as teenagers on a Montauk beach, Manhattanites Victoria and Greg Pryor returned to Long Island to build a...

Milan-based designer Lorenza Bozzoli has a background in fashion and an aesthetic to match: colorful, poppy, and au courant.

These homes make living in the heat of the desert look easy, breezy, and cool.

Bucolic yet modern, this environmentally conscious home in Dutchess County, New York, connects to the surrounding landscape with...

Tasked with renovating a dilapidated structure, an architect saw the opportunity for an unconventional eco-friendly design to...

Giant shutters open and close a rural Pennsylvania residence, tempering light and heat.

Check out these plunge-ready oases from Joshua Tree to Los Cabos.

Drawing from the laws of nature, an architect devises a way to beat the heat in the California desert.

In Australia, a steel prefab by Archiblox helps its residents reconnect with nature and be self-sufficient.

Balancing Barn, a cantilevered rental house in England that sleeps eight guests, offers countryside views of both the ground and...

When you imagine a barn, what comes to mind? It's most likely a red, wooden building with a gambrel roof—but today, they've come...

For our March Interiors issue, we had the rare chance to see what the private kitchen of a top chef looks like.

The Calistoga Motor Lodge and Spa boasts camper van-inspired details, midcentury design, and a spa that draws from geothermal hot...

The Berkeley chef of “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat” fame shows what’s possible in a rental kitchen.

Louvers, jalousies, frits, awnings, and exterior shutters—learn about some of the best-looking and effective ways to achieve a...

Don’t worry, these presents only *look* expensive.

Air cooled by a pool on the ground floor is pulled up through a central hallway by openings on the second level, creating a...

About an hour north of Manhattan in Garrison, New York, this cantilevered residence opens up to idyllic surroundings.

This retreat in Ehime in northwestern Shikoku belongs to an aging husband and wife who don't see eye-to-eye on air conditioning.