A motif of perforated metal is carried throughout an Austin home, lessening the harsh effects of the sun.

Perforated solid steel plates bring in light, transforming a London terrace house into a work of art.

Flipping the norm, the negative space of this entryway takes the shape of a traditional gabled house.

Twenty minutes from the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo, architect Palinda Kannangara builds himself a rugged home and studio.

A modern construction in the historic context of the Kew Green Conservation Area in southwest London, the award-winning Kew House...

Clean lines and practical sustainability define this roving, multipurpose structure.

Completed for about $120,000, a custom aluminum insertion reinvents a loft in a 1920s industrial building by adding privacy...

A former Alpine cattle barn in Slovenia becomes a lofty family vacation home.

This square, wood-clad residence on the outskirts of Genk is arranged around a serene courtyard that bathes the interiors with...

Block out noise and distraction by soundproofing your home office.

In inner-city Baltimore, Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake paves a path to affordable prefab.

This 5,000-square-foot home made from steel, concrete, and glass took less than five months to build—but it’ll last forever.

StudioFour swaps the disjointed decor in a Danish couple’s home for a streamlined palette of charcoal brick and light oak.

Gon Architects transform a 323-square-foot urban dwelling owned by a music-loving journalist into a beach-inspired retreat with...

The architects’ tiny, modular retreat uses sustainable materials and building techniques to leave the surroundings pristine for...

The occupants of the Aperture House by Formwerkz Architects take shelter under lush foliage and expansive eaves.

Built to Passive House standards, the New England home of Tom Risom and Pamela Austen is a trove of modernist design.

Israeli designer Ran Amitai has a new line of stacking stools that merge organic with high-tech to lovely effect.

...and wake up, every so often, to a project that fulfills the potential of mass-produced housing. Here are six examples.

Architect Miguel de la Torre uses lattices and circular perforations to give a sense of lightness to the monolithic multiunit...

Operable polycarbonate panels and metal grates let sun and air permeate the double-decker structure.

Richard Cook, a principal at Cook + Fox Architects, surveyed the Near Westside’s inventory of vacant structures and arrived at a...

Buenos Aires firm Estudio PKa covered the addition’s street-facing facade in white folding screens that don’t impose on the...

Glass sliders running the length of the interior can close off the living space, or retract for a wide-open connection to the...

NYC makers show off their locally produced wares at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a manufacturing hub of its own.

Jaime Hayon's new vessel for Fritz Hansen reimagines an ancient flower-arranging technique.

A row of perforated panels form a see-through barrier along the Argentinian retreat’s western-facing patio.

HyperSpace tunes up a garage in Hertfordshire, England, with a dramatic facade that shelters bees, moths, and butterflies.

The family home is designed with 2,000 pieces that can come apart as easily as they were put together.

How many people can say that they've lived a chunk of their lives inside the walls of a starchitect-designed building? In light...

A firm with a daring sense of creativity puts its stamp on Mexico City.

With just a few days’ work and materials (mostly) from the local hardware store, my backyard’s newest addition is a real upgrade.

Add Sushi Rama to the growing list of hip, high-concept Asian restaurants in the Mile High City.

Istanbul modern? In a word, it’s Autoban.

The grand opening of the new California Academy of Sciences, one of the year’s most anticipated events, is taking place this...