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A Tiny Bathhouse on the Norwegian Island of Hankø Made With Sustainable Softwood
Built to blend in with its forest surroundings and complement an existing prefab log cabin, the Hankø Bathhouse designed by...
The First Mass Timber High-Rise Building in the U.S. Gets the Green Light For Construction
Paving the way for mass timber construction in the United States, The Framework Project, LLC has just announced that it received...
An Energy-Plus Home Fuses With a Boulder-Strewn Landscape
This LEED Gold-certified home captures the genius locus of a rocky plot in Québec.
This Egg-Shaped Cabin Provides Shelter for Arctic Circle Travelers
A 150-square-foot cabin gives hikers a comfortable place to rest and recharge in the rugged mountains of Hammerfest, Norway.
Material Guide: The Benefits of Building With Concrete
After an unprecedented year of earthquakes, hurricanes, and fires, a bright light has been shed on the benefits of building with...
Dwell Made Presents: DIY Picture Wall
We show you how to build a modern, customizable picture wall in this step-by-step guide and video.
From Trash to Treasure, You Can Build a Deck That’s Easy on Both the Eyes and the Environment
Composite decking has come a long way in recent decades—and one company is going further by recycling 300 million pounds of scrap...
Wood Guide Part II: How to Recognize 5 (More) Common Wood Species
If you’ve dreamed of being able to recognize birch versus cedar or ash versus Douglas fir like a pro, look no further than this...
What the Yo-Yoing Cost of Lumber Tells Us About the Future of Home Building
The price of timber is all over the place, but the need to build—and to build sustainably—isn’t going anywhere.
How to Recognize Different Wood Species: A Guide to the 10 Most Common Types
Read on if you want to sound like a pro at identifying some of the most common species of wood.
Richard Rogers
The architecture of Richard Rogers weds the best of high-tech design with the outer limits of the architect’s imagination,...
Soft by Molo
This year's showstopper at the Montreal International Interior Design Show (SIMID) was without a doubt the Soft collection by...
Tips for Buying Wood Furniture
When shopping for wooden furniture pieces that will last a lifetime, it is important to understand exactly how pieces are made...
A Multigenerational Family Home Keeps Sustainability Front of Mind
Made of softwood sourced from southern New South Wales, this Australian home was constructed using prefab methodology.
What Trump’s Tariffs Could Mean for Home Building—and the Housing Crisis
Higher materials prices are expected to stall new construction homes and renovations, and make both more expensive for everyone.
How They Pulled It Off: A Reclaimed Wood Countertop at the Heart of a Kitchen Renovation
A slab sourced from a bowling alley in upstate New York makes for a durable, history-filled surface in this Brooklyn home.
This London Townhome Boasts Two Dedicated Music Listening Areas
A renovation made space for a record cabinet that’s wired to every room in the house; outside, a garden studio features a second...
Modern World Award Winners Announced
We just wrapped up our first-ever Modern World Awards, where we put our official stamp of approval on 25 objects that have...
You’d Never Guess What This Light-Filled London Home Used to Be
Once-neglected buildings have been reorganized into room clusters that form an L-shape around a courtyard.
A Central Fireplace Anchors This Uber-Cozy Cabin in a Swedish Forest
Its chimney rises up through a vaulted ceiling and a pitched gable roof with extended eaves that keep the cabin insulated from...
A Fresh Facade
Swapping stucco for redwood, this Bay Area ranch is transformed from dark and dreary to light and luminous.
The Everyday Carry of an Architect: Kara Greenetz of Shed
“Being somewhat new to the profession of architecture, I’ve learned to depend on certain handy resources.” - Kara Greenetz
This Tiny Cabin Is Biodegradable, Recyclable, and Relocatable
Polygoon Architecture creates a compact home that blends into the woods of northern Belgium.
The Color of Palo Alto
Sam Yates will paint the town Palo Alto, once he figures out what color that is.
The Good and Bad News for Housing in 2025
Experts say we can expect the wide adoption of ADUs, office-to-residential conversions, and smaller but more efficient homes on...
10 Houses That Tell Us Black is Back
Discreet and unassuming but never the wallflower, black houses are the tall, dark, and handsome strangers of architecture.
When Did Doors Become So Terrible?
Most doors nowadays are paper-thin, inefficient, and unsatisfying portals. How did we get here?
5 Home Design Ideas Using Wood
There are many materials used today in and around the home, but one of the most frequently used and requested materials by...
This Overhauled 1960s Ranch House Connects a Family to the California Countryside
Swapping stucco for redwood, this Bay Area rancher is transformed from dark and dreary to light and luminous.
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.