A compact Vietnamese prefab housing prototype features local materials.

A Vancouver architect maxes out a commercial lot to create a multiunit prefab tower that takes smart urban planning as seriously...

In space-strapped Shanghai, local architects look to rotating boxes and playful pops of colors to create a delightful modern home.

Architect Michael Peled completely flips the layout of an apartment in Haifa to take advantage of treetop views.

Claesson Koivisto Rune introduces its second iteration of the prefab home, combining time-honored Scandinavian touches with the...

Like a sunflower, this experimental net-zero house follows the sun to generate all the energy it needs.

At age 34, Philip M. Isaacson commissioned architect F. Frederick Bruck to design a home for him and his wife. That was 1959.

A modern house built in the middle of a breathtaking natural landscape.

A few years after moving into their stocky, cavelike 1970s bi-level 20 miles southeast of Milwaukee, JJ and Eric Edstrom decided...

"Repurpose, refurbish, recycle" was the guiding principle for a metals broker in Ontario who harnessed his passion for–and...

In fits and bursts, the evolution of the smart home continues.

A beautiful cabin inspired by a walnut tree.

This Los Angeles family builds smart and plans ahead.

The iT House brings together raw industrial aesthetics with the tactics of green design to forge a new home in the sunbaked wilds...

Mill Valley, California, might not be a hotbed of modernism, but it was here, ten years ago, that Dwell came into the world...

The brick-clad, three-bedroom home holds an 1860s cottage within its contemporary shell.

House in Iwakura is a minimal home located in Aichi, Japan, designed by Airhouse.

When a 40-year-old pine tree fell over at the rear of a Brentwood estate in Los Angeles a few years back, its owner, an art lover...

House in Ohguchi is a minimal residence located in Aichi, Japan, designed by Airhouse.

While most people living in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn didn’t see much to love about an abandoned, weedy lot...

House in Yasunami is a minimal home located in Kochi, Japan, designed by TENK.

House in Ogikubo is a minimal home located in Tokyo, Japan, designed by SNARK.

Here at Dwell, we love houses with a good backstory.

By conceptually dividing your home into zones, you can analyze each of its functions in turn.

An architect-turned-falconer considers animals and nature when designing his own home.

On the edge of a tiny island accessible only by boat, this buoyant summer home lives the life aquatic.

A charming house with interconnected volumes that overlook different areas of a picturesque landscape.

A couple, both architects, give their 1918 bungalow a modern update.

Working with a limited footprint, a daunting slope, and killer views, architect Bruce Bolander went vertical with a secluded...

Traditions collide in Los Angeles when architect Jeremy Levine hotwires SoCal Spanish with international haute-moderne.

Born as a horse stable, the Brick Weave House in Chicago is all about transportation and transparency.

In historic Philadelphia, Jibe Design gives a row home a bright modern update—and a dose of Persian pattern.

In West Vancouver, Architecture Building Culture creates an inviting residence that makes the most of a tricky, triangular site.

A family home on Australia’s Mornington Peninsula is built to blend in with its lakeside setting.

Generations come together in a pair of homes on a single property in Vancouver.

Inspired by contemporary Japanese architecture, a converted loft in Madrid gains functionality and minimalist charm without...