Bay Meadows, billed as a "progressive new urban village," is starting to take shape in San Mateo, south of San Francisco.

This sun-filled residence brings a suburban California site closer to its untamed roots.

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

The flora comes first at a leafy enclave just minutes from downtown Palo Alto.

For a couple’s forever home, SB Architects draw from resort design to effortlessly blend indoors and out.

The aptly named Butterfly House by William Duff Architects puts a spacious courtyard at the center of activity.

636 Waverley’s “ribbon” of concrete defines bright, pleasant spaces while providing weather protection.

“It’s the new French embassy,” jokes architect Mary Maydan, who turned a previously botched Eichler into a home that’s as warm...

A freshly blackened veneer is the face of a San Francisco tract house’s Cloud-based reinvention.

A perfect destination for visitors to Devon, England who love the environment and seek serene, natural surroundings, as well as...

Perched atop a mountain on over six acres of woods, a young couple's weekend getaway incorporates the old with the new.

Craving the conveniences of city life, a couple sidle over to Seattle from the countryside without compromising their love of the...

From the deck of this waterfront house, the scenery is abuzz with Northern California wildlife–but there's not a utility bill in...

Near Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo, Brazil, is an incredible triplex apartment that brings the green of the park indoors.

Spatial efficiency meets energy efficiency in this Bay Area home designed by an architect for his parents.

Back by popular demand, the Dwell Home Tours series will make its way back to Silicon Valley this year.

Architecture office AMOO revitalizes a 650-square-foot bachelor pad with a focus on light and color.

Living green walls may have gotten their start 80 years ago, but they’ve recently become some of the most striking and important...

A new line of wallpapers from Graham and Brown allows you cover up that disaster you call a wall.

Toronto designers Peter Fleming and Debbie Adams found a polluted lot and a run-down building—and saw fertile ground for a...

Bright, airy, and only a few hours away from Manhattan, this modern woodsy house is the last dwelling available at Hudson Woods.

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

At the end of 2000, Tryggvi Thorsteinsson and Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir, Icelandic natives and partners in the Santa Monica–based...

Alternative materials help a house in California’s wine country tread lightly on the land.

Long before a 3,500-square-foot home stood on this secluded 12-acre site, this land was just a favorite campsite for two New...

For our last stop on this year’s Dwell Home Tours program, we’ll be making our way to Silicon Valley, where we’ll be hosting...

Inspired by their favorite day of the week, Saturday Green is a female-led collective of textile designers who recently launched...

With the help of Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney (EYRC) Architects, a couple with three children build a home that pays homage to its...

This economical and eco-friendly 725-square-foot cabin is a cozy retreat in rural New Zealand.

Field Architecture collaborates with Shawback Design to create a contemporary weekend retreat for a growing family in Napa Valley.

At Hudson Woods, architect Drew Lang creates a modern community with a strong local flavor.

Seeking an escape from bustling city life, a Manhattan couple embarks on a renovation in the verdant Hudson Valley.

Overlooking views of a picturesque Austrian village, this modern home is built of wood entirely sourced from the homeowner’s...

A glass house floats at the edge of Silicon Valley.

Evil Twin Brewing founder Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø puts his six-acre estate on the market.

Live, work, or vacation in an eco-friendly, mobile cardboard prefab.