A Homeowner Uses Smart Technology to Manage His Napa Property from AnywhereIn Napa, a custom menu of apps helps a frequent traveler keep track of security—and his garden—from afar.
Revamping the San Francisco Vernacular, Modern Design and Technology Serves A Busy FamilyDesignpad Architecture renovates a Noe Valley residence for a growing family to help them feel more connected to each other and...
Self-Regulating Technology Makes Managing This Compound a BreezeA Colorado retreat built for extended family gatherings makes the most of smart tech.
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Robert Redford Is Selling His Napa Valley Retreat For $7.5MHere's your chance to own actor and director Robert Redford's sprawling 10-acre wine country getaway.
11 Smart Home Devices For an Efficient HomeIf you're looking to make your home work more efficiently and reduce energy costs, the smart home market has a lot to offer.
9 Innovative Light Fixtures That Combine Art, Design, and TechnologyLighting lives somewhere on the borderline between visual art, design, and technology—and is responsible for meeting both...
Get SmarterThe story of the smart home has yet to be written—one early adopter explains why.
George SmartGeorge Smart, executive director of Triangle Modernist Archive, is a modern-day Lorax for modern-designed houses.
Discover a Nature-Immersed Retreat For Sale in the Heart of Wine CountryFrom its hillside perch in Napa Valley, this 4,000-square-foot home designed by Pfau Long Architecture has it all: awe-inspiring...
An 11-Year Renovation Helps a Couple Grow Simpatico With the Original Homeowner’s Quirky VisionAn inspired, if poorly constructed, Los Angeles home gets a proper retrofit that preserves its many idiosyncrasies.
10 Tiny Home Floor Plans That Illustrate Smart Use of SpaceFind out how tiny homes fit everything in such a small amount of square footage with these free floor plans.
Meet 3 Robots That Could Be Changing the Construction IndustryWe introduce you to three companies with innovative robotic systems that could be bringing a lot of change to home construction.
Goodbye, Smart Home?Is 2021 the year we give up on gadgetry and embrace a more elegant home intelligence?
On the Market For $4.5M, This Venice Beach Compound Captures the Essence of Indoor-Outdoor LivingSituated on a sprawling 10,998 square-foot lot—only a mile from the beach and within walking distance to the stores and...
Our Favorite Outdoor Products for a Breezy Beach RetreatThe picks include a chartreuse-yellow woven bench swing by Paola Lenti and an outdoor pouffe by Maria Vinka.
Automation Eliminates Tedious Chores for Dallas HomeownersClosing the blinds for 29 windows? No longer an issue for this couple.
Reimagining a Connected Kitchen For a New Generation of HomeownersWith Millennials demanding smart tech-equipped homes, Samsung’s Chef Collection and Family Hub create a new kind of experience...
Remember, Smart Tech Isn’t Always so SmartFour of the less-intelligent trends in home automation.
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Designs a Tech-Forward Retail Experience For ReformationThe new concept store in the Mission neighborhood encourages shoppers to browse and reserve items through a digital interface.
A Peaceful Bavarian Retreat With Expansive Outdoor TerracesTucked in the village of Oberaudorf in Bavaria, Germany, Gut Feeling is a modern rental home that offers comfort and serenity at...
Industrial Designer Yves Béhar Reveals His Thoughts on the Future of Smart Home TechHint: It’s time for the gadgets to start working together.
Soak Up the Sun at This Spectacular Moroccan RetreatComposed of cubic modules, a minimalist Moroccan villa encourages relaxation while referencing local building traditions.
Q&A: How British-Nigerian Designer Yinka Ilori Uses Color to Celebrate His HeritageYinka Ilori tells us about his passion for color, how public spaces can bring communities together, and why his parents are his...
A Barn-Inspired, Modern Retreat Is Knitted Into Napa ValleyField Architecture collaborates with Shawback Design to create a contemporary weekend retreat for a growing family in Napa Valley.
The Site Shack Is a Tiny Prefab Cabin That Sets Up Anywhere in a SnapAt under 100 square feet, the 8' x 12' Site Shack includes just the essentials: a wood-burning stove, a desk, and storage.
A Spacious William Cody Property Lists for $1.8MDesert modernism meets brutalism in this Palm Springs home.
A Napa Valley Motor Lodge Reinterprets the Classic Roadside MotelThe Calistoga Motor Lodge and Spa boasts camper van-inspired details, midcentury design, and a spa that draws from geothermal hot...
The Frame by Yves Behar for SamsungThe Frame provides a new way to express yourself in your home that brings together art, entertainment, technology, and design.
This Norwegian Tiny House on Wheels Will Take You Anywhere You Want to GoNorske Mikrohus’s latest project is a 174-square-foot-home that promises to get you closer to nature.
A New Prefab Office Pod Lets You Work From Practically AnywhereThe Denizen Archetype offers everything you need to get things done—whenever and wherever you desire.
10 Outdoor Living Trends That Bring Homeowners Blissfully Close to NatureHow do we embrace the outdoors? Let us count the ways.
How to Save Historic Windows on an Existing PropertyAlong with bringing natural light into a home, windows also act as the building’s eyes, allowing the residents to look out into...
This New Egg-Shaped Prefab Can Pop Up Almost Anywhere for $56KBratislava-based Ecocapsule just unveiled their second highly flexible off-grid structure.
Modern Mixed Use in San DiegoWhen Im and David Schafer moved in together they faced the challenge of combining the contents of David’s 880-square-foot loft...
Reinhold Messner: A Man and His MuseumsWe met with the mountaineering legend in the Dolomites, where the late architecture icon Dame Zaha Hadid designed the last of...