The Winning Vision From a Universal Design Competition Is Brought to Life For a Veteran After months of planning and construction, the Memphis house that's been renovated as a result of the Home Today, Home Tomorrow...
This Northern California Prefab Gets a Dose of Universal Design Thanks to a prefab in-law unit, an octogenarian modernist lives independently on a peaceful, verdant site in Northern California.
A Holiday Home in Hokkaido Echoes the Textures and Topography of Nature A Japanese architect blurs the edges between shelter and site in a summer retreat enveloped by woodland.
A Concrete Guesthouse in Upstate New York Is Decidedly “Bunker Chic” With inspiration from the creative homeowners, architects David Leven and Stella Betts design a bunker-like backyard structure...
A Tattered Brooklyn Brownstone Is Brought Back to Life With Big Doses of Color Michael K. Chen Architecture resuscitates a Clinton Hill residence by restoring its historic details and applying bold hues...
A Black Gable Farmhouse Harvests its Own Electricity, Heat, and Water Built of prefabricated cross-laminated timber panels, this barn-inspired home blends into the rural landscape.
A Two-Unit ADU in Los Angeles Offers Inspired Spaces for Creative Tenants Architect Max Kuo transforms a back house and garage into a white-gabled duplex for a diverse mix of residents.
Before & After: A Design Duo Give Themselves Free Rein to Experiment With Their Portland Bungalow Lara White and Jason Stamp of Workaday Design infuse their 1922 house with plenty of personality.
Near Amsterdam, a Couple Turn the Top of a Former Chapel Into Their Home and Studio Textile designer Milla Novo and her husband move into a converted monastery, uncovering religious frescoes in the renovation...
In London, an Old Victorian Becomes a Wonderland of Colored Concrete Studio Ben Allen uses prefab elements to transform a dated Victorian in just four days.
An 18th-Century Portuguese Home Morphs Into a Series of Colorful Apartments Each unit is layered with a mix of eye-catching details, including patterned mosaics and a moody mermaid painting on the bathroom...
This Beach House in Australia Is Nothing Like Its Neighbors—or Any Beach House You’ve Seen Though it’d be hard to tell from the street, the compound of concrete blocks forms a surprisingly breezy family retreat.
8 Spa-Like Bathrooms Designed to Instantly Soothe Let these airy oases across the globe spur some ideas for creating your own refuge.
6 Insider Tips for Bathroom Design From the Experts Equipped with 25 years of experience designing bathrooms, Melbourne–based GIA Bathrooms & Kitchens gives us the scoop on how to...
Humble Materials Get an Elevated Treatment in a ’70s-Inspired Home in Cape Town For his longtime friends, architect Michael Lumby works magic by investing in craftsmanship over expensive finishing and...
Expanses of Glass and Broad Trellises Bring Clarity to a Renovated Home in San Francisco Architect Anne Fougeron softens and brightens a ’60s-era residence, adding a new glass pavilion.
This “Upside-Down” House in Melbourne Shifts Shape to Accommodate a Family of Seven On a narrow lot in suburban Australia, Cloud Architecture designs a family home with built-in flexibility.
A Pair of Filmmakers Give Their San Francisco Edwardian a Sensuous Edit Returning to the Presidio after two decades in New York, an auteur couple and their young daughters work with Geremia Design to...
This Eco-Friendly Home Wears the South African Bush as Camouflage Sunken in the earth and topped with native grass, this low-slung concrete home lets the landscape rule.
Delightful Curves Abound in This Revamped Cottage in Sydney Carter Williamson Architects preserves the heritage facade of a 100-year-old dwelling in Annandale while imbuing the interiors...
A São Paulo Home Welcomes Guests With an Invitingly Breezy Brutalism The residence merges two Brazilian architectural styles with distinctly casual and formal spaces.
Budget Breakdown: A Raleigh Colonial Home Is Reinvented for $260K A suburban residence in North Carolina is filled with light and garden views after a renovation and addition by the architect...
A Reinvented Terrace House in London Is Chock-Full of Clever Storage A modular, adjustable, floor-to-ceiling storage wall is just one of the renovated home’s solutions.
10 Ideas For the Minimalist Bathroom of Your Dreams Possibly one of the most important rooms in your home—a sleek and simple bathroom can easily be aesthetically pleasing without...
7 Bathroom Renovation Ideas to Rejuvenate Your Space Gone are the days of bathrooms simply being utilitarian spaces.
10 Best Modern Showers to Inspire Your Bathroom Renovation Every bathroom renovation needs a starting point.
Tips for Tiny Bathrooms The bathroom has many functions that we find are important in our daily routines.
An Introduction to Universal Design Mention universal design and see your companions’ eyes start glazing over.
Discover 9 Modern Ways to Use Marble in Your Bathroom Though marble is widely known for its old-school glamour, it can also bring some simple, modern luxury to a more contemporary...
The Power of Design Preview the Editor’s Letter from our January/February issue, written by Dwell founder and CEO Lara Deam.
Visionary Design Read the Editor’s Letter from our upcoming November/December edition and look for the issue on newsstands in the first week of...
Groundbreaking Design It has been nearly half a decade, but the Dwell Home II is back! Construction began this winter in the hills outside Los Angeles,...
Design the Future Read the Editor’s Letter from our upcoming September/October edition and look for the issue on newsstands in the first week of...
Top 9 Bathrooms of 2020 From the whimsical to the austerely beautiful, the contenders in this year’s Dwell Design Awards are singular sanctuaries.
20 Bathrooms With Transformative Tiles The right tiles can transform any basic space into a breathtaking escape.
A Serene Nakashima Bathroom Survives George Nakashima’s sublime Japanese-style bathroom endures at his rural estate.