When an urban expat couple decided to build the suburban house they wanted rather than the one their neighbors expected, they...

Enric Ruiz-Geli’s firm Cloud9 designed the suburban house of the future—it also happens to be sustainable.

In Seattle, where others saw only a severe slope and lack of municipal hookups, one couple spotted their ticket to their dream...

A Brooklyn architect shows what a little elbow grease, a healthy dose of naïveté, and a decade can accomplish.

Uni, an international group of designers in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is riding out a self-professed renovation high that never...

When a West Vancouver couple called on an architect to build their family home, he delivered—he just had to change the roof first.

With sensitivity to local building typologies, fresh construction finds a place in Amsterdam.

Behind the Dwell Magazine Redesign

Fifteen minutes from downtown Seattle, architects Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo transformed the neighborhood dump—a lot that had...

As New Orleans struggles to get back on its feet, one architect learns from the past while building for the future.

We asked five households that recently switched Los Angeles neighborhoods what they had in mind when picking a new place to live.

Architecture is the latest field to feel the double-edged sword of computerization.

Architecture studio DREAMER revives a century-old dwelling with an addition that optimizes indoor/outdoor flow.

The architecture firm superkül and home builder Great Gulf create a prefab with a self-regulating indoor climate.

A major market for our furniture, and the headquarters of some of our most important designers, Manhattan has long been Herman...

We’re excited to reveal a new way to shop products on Dwell, and it all starts with the new “Products” tab.

It was no exodus, of course, but when Kathleen Triem quit her job at a Manhattan design firm in July 1996, her associates were...

When Cecilia Tham and Yoel Karaso of Habitan Architects bought their first-floor apartment in an 1894 block of the Fort Pienc...

At the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains in Altadena, California, this four-bedroom 1947 house is a place to live, work, and...

A two-story dwelling on an infill lot, the residence blends into the neighborhood with the help of cedar cladding, pitched roof...

The city's new green building legislation will result in the equivalent of taking more than one million cars off the road by 2030.

Described as a "cultural shed for New York," The Shed is an expandable multi-use cultural venue designed by the NYC-based firm,...

It’s become an all-too-familiar scenario all across America: A city’s downtown, once a thriving place to live and work, has...

In the Texas capital's transit-oriented Mueller development, architect Michael Hsu proposes a modern take on row house living.

Seamless indoor/outdoor living allows a family to relax and unplug in this contemporary New Hampshire lake house.

There is a tired adage in architecture that the form of a building must follow its function.

The New Orleans–based eyewear brand KREWE—a chic favorite with Hollywood celebs—transforms a worn warehouse in the Lower Garden...

This charming two-story beach house is simple, functional, and can be towed to any beach or barge

PURO Kraków Kazimierz by ASW Architects and Conran + Partners is a refreshing hotel experience that allows guests to absorb local...

As increasingly extreme weather threatens their quality of life, communities across the nation are rallying around resilient and...

On a sloped lot flanked by neighbors, architect Julie Derrick devises an open, L-shaped plan that frames views of the lush...

DAAM streamlines the sinuous kitchen of Shell House, a quirky upstate retreat that also hosts an artist residency.

Last week marked the end of NYCxDESIGN 2017.

SET Ideas unveils an elevated collection of sleek and versatile prefabs characterized by floor-to-ceiling windows and wood...

Like magic, the new BeauEr 3X travel trailer expands to three times its size in less than 60 seconds.

Interior design firm Falken Reynolds finesses a new floor plan, opens the interiors, and applies a fresh material palette for a...