Texas architect Jim Poteet helped Stacey Hill, who lives in a San Antonio artists’ community, wrangle an empty steel shipping...

In a far-flung desert destination, designer Barbara Hill does it again.

Building a small home doesn’t equate to easy lifting.

You may recognize an Accessory Dwelling Unit (or ADU) by one of its many other names, including in-law unit, granny flat, laneway...

For aesthetically beautiful minimalist, modern, and sleek design, less really can be more.

From city apartments to vacation rentals and boutique hotels, a daring and creative use of colorful paint, textiles, and other...

The Blue Sky prototype home tiptoes gracefully across the desert landscape just north of Joshua Tree National Park.

Not everyone has the luxury of having multiple bedrooms in their homes—but that’s nothing to lose sleep over.

Space-saving solutions from Room & Board beautifully make the most of compact bedrooms.

The nominees for this year’s Dwell Design Awards may be petite, but they pack a big punch.

These self-sufficient, modular prefab housing units from Germany offer smart home technology and are designed to meet the Passive...

Thanks to a complete renovation, two separate units are merged into a single residence to create a chic home for a growing family...

Sustainable features keep this prefabricated building, designed by MOS Architects, cool and energy-efficient despite its New...

A father-son architectural duo experiment with a compact, modular home with flexible furniture arrangements.

A family matriarch enlisted an architect, an interior designer, a builder, and a landscape architect to help realize her vision...

Dwell editor-in-chief Amanda Dameron walks us through Dwell's November 2016 issue.

A new prefab company represents the future of low-impact affordable housing.

Multifunctional furniture can make a small space a lot more livable.

This how-to video and guide shows you how to flatten a rough slab of walnut and turn it into a table.

In Canada's Yukon Territory, a college instructor builds a lightweight, efficient 97-square-foot mobile dwelling.

A jewel-like home rises on a six-acre site in rural New York.

Awkward sloping ceilings are put to good use in this family apartment known as the Starburst House in Beijing, China.

With stunning views over 1.65 acres that are zoned for horses, this home is a nature-lover’s dream.

A software engineer outfits his tiny apartment with flexible design ideas.

Downsizing your life in order to live small sometimes requires creative ninja moves to find adequate storage.

Wrapped in floor-to-ceiling glazing, this light-filled retreat embraces the Guatemalan forest from all angles.

Traditional architecture is something that can and should be preserved whenever possible.

To find out the answer, we surveyed our panel of Dwell Pros.

A traditional floor plan gets a minimalist update, complete with a classic porch.

Thanks to their savvy with salvaged materials and knack for bartering, Nathalie and Greg Kupfer constructed the micro-cabin for...

Small but mighty, these compact dwellings prove that limited square footage doesn't preclude great design.

With clever storage and a retractable skylight, a London apartment feels larger than its 576 square feet.

Winkelman Architecture delivers grown-up summer-camp vibes with this unassuming retreat on the coast of Maine.

Drawing on an inherited plot of land, his father’s steel company, and his brother-in-law’s architectural know-how, Motoshi...

Tucked into the urban grid, a 340-square-foot grain silo becomes an unexpected desert oasis that overcomes several design...

At 23 years old, self-taught designer Mariah Hoffman set out to craft her own 156-square-foot sanctuary.