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This Octagonal Prefab in Italy Rotates a Full 360 Degrees to Follow the Sun
Like a sunflower, this experimental net-zero house follows the sun to generate all the energy it needs.
A Modern Octagonal Barn House in Upstate New York Asks $1.28M
About 90 minutes from New York City on over four wooded acres in Columbia County, this steel-and-glass barn house is a minimalist...
Six Overlapping Pavilions Create a Flower-Shaped Home in Massachusetts
No Architecture designs a weekend house with an octagonal courtyard and interconnected spaces that bring a family together during...
How I Turned an Octagonal Joshua Tree House Into a Sustainable Oasis
I gave up my apartment and much of my old life in exchange for a valuable lesson—learned via sweat equity—about where our...
Dwell Made Presents: DIY Round Wall Mirror With Leather Strap
Learn how to build a simple, modern wall mirror hung from a leather strap using this step-by-step video and guide.
The Manhattan Home of Late Fashion Maven Kate Spade Lists For $6.35M
Overlooking Park Avenue, the prewar 3,025-square-foot corner apartment features three bedrooms, five full baths, and a striking...
These 8 Unusual Windows Will Take You by Surprise
These unexpected windows featuring unconventional shapes and surprising locations will have you rethinking the possibilities of...
A Cozy Cottage Surrounded by Trees Lists for $3 Million Near Downtown Austin
Built in 1971, this four-bedroom house sits on a beautifully landscaped property along the Colorado River.
Own a Frank Lloyd Wright “Bootleg” Gem in Illinois For $1.2M
Built in 1892, this newly listed Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in a Chicago suburb has a remarkable history.
Snag the Elvis Honeymoon Hideaway For the Reduced Price of $2.7M
Dubbed the “House of Tomorrow” for its futuristic design, this midcentury-modern abode was once fit for The King of Rock ’n Roll.
Jacob Witzling’s Off-Grid Cabins Are Straight Out of a Fairy Tale
Designer and builder Jacob Witzling’s handcrafted cabins have a dreamy, fantastical quality that makes them truly one-of-a-kind.
A London Family Makes the Most of Their Garden With a Clever, Kit-of-Parts Shed
Built using eco-friendly, flat-pack materials on a tight budget, this avocado-green pavilion gives one family more room to grow.
For Your Next Getaway, Consider a Prefab Pod in Antarctica’s Lunar-Esque Landscape
Echo is a space-age eco-retreat that will beckon the adventurous and affluent to experience the iciest region on the planet.
10 Radical Tiny Homes That Challenge What You Know About Micro Living
From converted grain silos to futuristic pods, these unconventional tiny homes embody big ideas.
11 Modern Prefab Homes That Cost Less Than $100,000
On budget and on trend, these small, affordable prefab homes fill a huge hole in the housing marketplace.
A Bunker-Like Home With a Green Roof Brings the Best of Avant-Garde Architecture to Catalonia
Enric Ruiz-Geli’s firm Cloud9 designed the suburban house of the future—and it also happens to be sustainable.
Morocco Modern
Rediscovering the elusive Tangier abode of former Knoll President Yves Vidal
22 Spectacular Homes That Star on the Silver Screen
And the award for most outstanding architecture in a film goes to...
We Dream of Prefabs...
...and wake up, every so often, to a project that fulfills the potential of mass-produced housing. Here are six examples.
A Family Aces the Remodel of a Cute Schoolhouse in the Catskills
The ’70s building set them up for success in creating a rustic-chic home on five acres in the country.
A French Norman-Style Manor in Locust Valley Seeks $9.8M
An octagonal addition makes this home with pool, tennis court, elevator, and wine cellar even more special.
These 9 Structures Prove That Shingle Exteriors Can Be Surprisingly Modern
In architecture, shingles often bring to mind historic, pitched-roof buildings—but this certainly isn’t the case with these nine...
Los Angeles’s Legendary “Castle” Hits the Market at $9.9M
Bob Dylan, Andy Warhol, and the Velvet Underground once called the lavish art nouveau mansion home.
Division and Discovery
I heralded the beginning of my summer with an excursion along the Maine coast, which landed me in Portland this past weekend.
Boards, Battens, and Bevels: Wood Board Siding Types and Their Uses
Wood siding is one of the most prevalent and beneficial building materials on the market—not to mention its vast varieties that...
Soundsystem Built to Look Like a Cubist Minaret
A pair of architects working in the United Arab Emirates put a modern spin on minarets.
Un'Introduzione al Disegno Italiano
From Marble to mobili, Italy has been a, if not the, design mecca for the last century. Here's why.
A Secret Garden Grows at the Heart of This Bunker-Like Art Studio
Toronto architect Lia Maston reimagines her father’s backyard parking space as a creative retreat with a sunken courtyard for her...
On the Market: An Art Nouveau Mansion, the Butterfly House, and More Great Homes for Sale This Week
The listings also include a cozy cabin in the Adirondacks, a courtyard house in London, and a Denver midcentury.
A Visit to Aspen’s Surprising Bauhaus Enclave
Designer Herbert Bayer helped transform the Colorado mountain town into a hub for skiing and culture.
He Renovated His Own House, and Lived to Regret It
Larry Yung took on a decade-long renovation by himself, and he has a word of warning: “Be ready for a challenge.”
An Up-Close Look at Hong Kong’s Famous Public Housing Complexes
A new photography book delves into the architectural heritage of the hulking affordable housing estates developed between the...
He Had a Vision: to Build an A-Frame Cabin Almost Entirely Out of Beetle Kill Pine
Colorado has faced epidemic levels of bark beetles.
How I Threw a DIY, At-Home Farm Wedding
Without (completely) losing my sanity.
Diary of an Accidental Transatlantic Cruiser
Cruise journals are usually penned by obsessives or skeptics.