An Industrial Designer's House Blends Economy and Simplicity This house In Portland, Oregon, makes the most out of its material palette.
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.
An Interior Designer’s Utah Abode Blends Mountain Living With Scandinavian Style Park City Design + Build creates an indoor/outdoor, energy-efficient home for a Danish interior designer and her family.
Industrial Revolution Maria Cook and Lance Compa were only looking to kill a sleepy Sunday afternoon when they drove 20 minutes south of their home in...
A Floating House on Lake Huron Stands Out By Blending In On the edge of a tiny island accessible only by boat, this buoyant summer home lives the life aquatic.
Simplicity Rules at this Family Beach House Designed to Double as a Rental Robust materials and a flexible floor plan help the owners of an Australian vacation home reap maximum rewards.
A Passive House on the Outskirts of Moscow Blends Into Its Forested Surroundings This green-roofed home by Snegiri Architects bows in deference to the enveloping woodlands.
This Former Dance Hall Gets an Encore and Becomes a Designer’s House Designer Barbara Hill transformed the derelict building into a sophisticated and slightly rough-around-the-edges retreat.
An Interior Designer’s House in Israel Sports a Playful, Perforated Facade At Round Edge House in Ramat Hasharon, a drilled concrete wall creates a privacy screen—plus extra material used as pavers in the...
A Tree House–Inspired Backyard Sanctuary Blends Tranquility and Whimsy Architectural designer Jerome Byron uses playful proportions and pops of color to spark creativity in a serene Los Angeles...
A Blue House Clad With Corrugated Steel Blends Into the Scandinavian Sky Situated west of Copenhagen in Roskilde, Denmark, the Blå Hus features a bright exterior that shields a wood-clad addition to a...
This Australian Home Is a Study in Simplicity and Style Careful detailing and attention to scale ensure that this dwelling in Ballarat, Victoria, is elegant and fuss-free.
A Designer Completely Transforms a Little 1950s House With $125K In her first solo project, a young designer remakes a raw 850-square-foot house in Culver City by herself and on a tight budget.
A Textile Designer’s Home Is Unapologetically Colorful Orla Kiely furnishes her renovated Victorian house with her signature prints.
Simplicity Reigns at This Off-Grid Australian Retreat If you think these two buildings resemble old sheds, you're not wrong—that's kind of the point.
This Shining Seattle Home Revels in Bright Simplicity A streamlined material palette and crisp white interiors frame an art-filled home in the Pacific Northwest.
This Wisconsin Lake House Is Sheathed in Tiles Made of Post-Industrial Waste Architect Stephen Bruns uses a synthetic roofing product to clad the Woven House—named for a vestibule that connects two massive...
A Reimagined London Mews House Blends Heritage Details With Bold Pops of Color A celebration of its 20th-century origins, the two-bedroom rental offers a cozy setting fitted with vibrant artwork and vintage...
Industrial Designer Yves Béhar Reveals His Thoughts on the Future of Smart Home Tech Hint: It’s time for the gadgets to start working together.
20 Spectacular Warehouse-to-Home Conversions Featuring expansive floor plans, high ceilings, and edgy industrial elements, these unique designs take warehouse-to-home...
A Couple Bring Scandinavian Simplicity to a Complicated Renovation in L.A. Vaulted ceilings, meticulous built-ins, and a sense of pared-back restraint help solve the visual identity crisis—and structural...
Two Tiny Cabins Chose Simplicity Over Size Two modest cabins in coastal New Zealand make waves with their respectful approach toward their environment.
Designer to Know: Nottene Textile designer Kim Hall and printmaker Justin Hardison create whimsical wallpapers and other prints inspired by their childhood...
An Old Grain Warehouse on the River Thames Is Transformed Into an Industrial-Modern Home In Rotherhithe Village on the banks of the River Thames in England is an old grain storage warehouse that was refurbished and...
This Hamptons Getaway Blends Seamlessly Into a Lush Landscape Cedar, reclaimed ipe, and Corten steel combine in a multigenerational home designed to gracefully age in place.
A Miami Renovation That Blends Concrete and Rich Wooden Interiors Designed with Floridian sensibilities, this bright loft gives an otherwise industrial space some warmth.
This Renewed 1920s Home in Poland Is Stunning in its Simplicity A dilapidated building in Szczecin turns into a serene family abode with openwork screens that define spaces without closing them...
Dogtooth Brickwork Makes a Narrow London Terrace House Stand Out While Blending In Architect Giles Bruce’s residence takes its name from the jagged pattern of bricks that covers most of its park-facing side.
This Brooklyn Fashion Designer’s Cozy Loft Was Renovated on a Budget A fashion label founder refuses to hide the
rough side of her Brooklyn apartment, exposing pipes, columns, vents, and more.
Industrial Pied-à-Terre in Italy Minimal space meets maximum durability in a beautifully sparse Turin apartment.
My House: Interior Designer Melissa Young's SoCal Desert Hacienda Melissa Young, founder of interior design firm, My Studio ID, invites us inside her luxe desert getaway—complete with teepee,...
My House: How a Designer Couple Are Weathering the Pandemic in Their Berkeley Home After treating their fixer-upper to a four-year remodel, creatives Danielle Moore and Bryan Wang are adapting to a new normal.
A Designer’s Catskills Home Wears a Shou Sugi Ban Skin The light box also features well-placed windows that keep temperatures in check and views unobstructed.
An Inspiring Island Retreat Mixes Scandinavian Style With Japanese Simplicity At the northern end of the Stockholm archipelago, a humble cottage becomes a gorgeous seaside retreat for a nature-loving family.
A Designer’s $210K Prefab ADU Captures the Allure of California Living Oni Lazarus of AO Studio commissions Cover to add a svelte prefab rental unit to the backyard of her Los Angeles home.
This Curvaceous Timber and Earth Cabin Blends Into a Japanese Forest Japanese architect Tono Mirai—a pioneer of “earth architecture”—works with master artisans to craft a holiday retreat for a...