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The RIBA Award–Winning Ghost House Lists for £2.5M
Designed by BPN Architects, the ethereal concrete structure hides behind a pool of black water.
Before & After: An Architect Couple Deftly Expand Their D.C. Home Without Losing Its Lived-In Charm
With a three-story addition, Catherine and VW Fowlkes rearrange their 1930s residence and celebrate its unassuming sweetness.
The PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea Debuts the Darkest Building on Earth
London-based architect Asif Khan reveals his latest project at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea.
Hauntingly Beautiful: Furniture and Fixtures That Are Subtly Halloween-Inspired
These pieces are the perfect mix of spooky, chic, elegant, and ethereal.
Before & After: A Blighted Boarding House in Sydney Is Now an Adaptable Courtyard Home
COX Architecture’s Joe Agius reconfigures a terrace house around a verdant courtyard, drawing inspiration from Moroccan riads.
The Truth About Thread Count (It’s Not Important)
Conventional wisdom dictates that when shopping for bedding, the higher the thread count, the nicer the sheet.
A Cantilevered Home in Southern Chile Takes Design Cues From Lake, Trees, and Sky
Aguilo + Pedraza Architects uses form and materiality to weave a family retreat into the wondrous landscape of Araucanía.
How a Smart Interior Design Saved This House
An intervention from a clever interior designer spares an old beach house on Fire Island, New York, from demolition.
5 of Our Favorite Lightweight Men’s Jackets for Spring
Jettison those heavy winter coats and step into spring with these smart, versatile layers.
Smart Interior Update Shows When a Gut Renovation Isn't Necessary
An intervention from a clever interior designer spares an old beach house on Fire Island, New York, from demolition.
Before & After: A Los Angeles Home Gets a Dazzling Makeover—and Hits the Market for $1.7M
A sculptural timber staircase, airy spaces, and a state-of-the-art chef’s kitchen define this Eagle Rock residence.
Big City, Little Loft
New York City is the nation’s capital of cramped quarters.
Raising the Barn
Architect Preston Scott Cohen resurrected an early 1800s barn as a vacation home for a literary couple and their family, calling...
A Midcentury-Modern Gem Steps Into the 21st Century
By bumping out the back of their Arapahoe Acres home and adding sliding glass walls that open to an awesome outdoor living space,...
Solar Inspiration
A husband-and-wife architect team proves a house can be good for the environment—and look great too.
This House Doesn't Hold Back on Colorful Details
A see-through pool wall is just one element of this vibrant home.
Boundless Bauhaus: Its Origins and 7 Definitive Works You Need to Know
On its 100th anniversary, everyone’s talking about the Bauhaus. Here’s what you need to know about the milestone design movement.
An Introduction to Home Gardening
Ever since Adam and Eve’s unfortunate eviction, their descendants have been plunging hands and seeds into the earth in hopes of...
Escaping to a Mini-Villa in Baja California
Each week, we tap into Dwell's Instagram community to bring you the most captivating design and architecture shots of the week.
How Extreme Climate Helped Shape Palm Springs Modernism
A new book deep dives into the Palm Springs School of Architecture, unpacking how the California desert became integral to the...
Best Architecture of 2008?
Just a couple days ago the Los Angeles Times posted a slideshow of their picks for the Best Architecture: 2008, complete with...
Friday Finds 7.23.2010
As usual, we end the week with a mixed bag of Internetly delights, from crowd-sourced portraiture to eerie galleries of forlorn...
Travel Guide: Barcelona, Spain
Bubbling with an electrical energy and warmed by the Mediterranean sun, Barcelona is unsurprisingly one of Europe’s liveliest...
A Clean Slate
A few big ideas—and some careful workmanship—transform the very small kitchen of a one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment into an...
Pittsburgh Steeler
With a nod to the Burgh’s industrial heritage, and an eye toward the new, Jeff Walz replaced an aging farmhouse with a chic steel...
This Austin Abode Channels Its Midcentury Predecessor for a Multigenerational Family’s Next Chapter
On a steeply sloping site in Austin, Texas, a family home for three generations finds balance between autonomy and connection.
The Deep Dive: A Breezy Build
Wind was top of mind during the construction of this holiday home in northern France.
The Transformation of Cheyenne, Wyoming
My hometown has always been mostly white and defined by conservative, cowboy values.
Emeco’s 111 Navy Chair
The tale of the Emeco’s 111 Navy chair is that of a phoenix rising.
Before & After: Two Architects Bring Balance to a Shaky Toronto Home
LAMAS Architecture gets to the root of the problem by shoring up its unsettled foundation and fixing damage from a fallen tree.
Before & After: A Nature-Forward Napa Valley Home Kicks Off a New Era
A San Francisco couple and their new baby find the perfect space for their next chapter—rattlesnakes and all.
Harlem Renaissance
The Architectural Insider
The old joke “Enough about me, let’s talk about you.
The Unfulfilled Promise of the Nagakin Capsule Tower
Years before the eventual demolition of Kisho Kurokawa’s landmark Metabolist prefab project, a writer traveled to Tokyo for a...