For this San Diego family, the phrase "putting down roots" has taken on a whole new meaning.

Local firm Side Angle Side designs a second-story addition for a 1953 home, creating a dialogue with the stand of oaks that...

Matt Fajkus Architecture creates a grounded take on a tree house in Texas.

The iT House brings together raw industrial aesthetics with the tactics of green design to forge a new home in the sunbaked wilds...

America’s first patented shade tree is as high design as a plant can be.

When a 40-year-old pine tree fell over at the rear of a Brentwood estate in Los Angeles a few years back, its owner, an art lover...

A rope bridge slung across a ravine leads to an imaginative retreat by San Francisco–based artist and designer Jay Nelson.

A pair of young restauranteurs commission a live/work home that celebrates slow living and a strong connection to nature.

Nestled in an apple grove in Sebastopol, California, the Orchard House is a rural idyll for the modern cook.

These extraordinary tree houses meld sustainable materials with hospitality design, offering an innovative and adventurous way to...

After a top-to-bottom renovation and a two-story extension, garden views now fill this 19th-century home in Fort Greene.

The four structures that form Studhorse in Northern Washington encourage family members and guests to interact with the...

Returning to old stomping grounds, two siblings enlist Acabadomate to revive the 19th-century residence in Catalonia.

In Santa Monica, a couple go all in on a prefab home that’s flexible and accessible and unabashedly part of their neighborhood.

In designing a home to the highest standards of sustainability, Montreal firm L’Abri looked to the best qualities of a family’s...

Drawing from Palm Springs modernism and featuring local materials, Northcote House outside Melbourne offers comfort and privacy...

To turn a 700-square-foot home into a more permanent residence for a family of four, RAMA estudio attached a prefab...

A young couple seek to maximize livability and sustainability amidst the rolling hills and vineyards of the Piccadilly Valley.

Naturehumaine uses a pathway to split a cabin’s floor plan in two, but a unified material palette and gable roofline keep things...

In designing a getaway for her own family, architect Hannah Tribe created a sustainable kit home that’s as breezy as it looks.

Carefully nestled in the Colorado Rockies, Gammel Dam is an award-winning family hideaway whose serene, minimalist interiors...

In Truckee, California, the charred cedar–clad Martis Camp 141 celebrates its mountainous surroundings.

The new space allows three generations to enjoy a coastal property north of Amsterdam.

An unvisited ocean-facing plot of land, a couple of architect neighbors, and one giant leap of faith have netted a pair of...

Architect Ioannis Exarchou reconfigures a murky pad to create flexible spaces for working, brewing, baking, and other pursuits.

Atzur Arquitectura kept the 1930s flat’s original details, like barrel-vaulted ceilings and a mix of patterned floor tiles, but...

For most homeowners, the goal of renovating is to transform an existing space into an idealized domicile.

The insertion of a two-level, canted partition in a 40-year-old home gives a young family in Japan a multitude of unique spaces.

Generations come together in a pair of homes on a single property in Vancouver.

Wanting to stay connected to the outdoors and keep up an active social life, an Australian family looks to Vancouver practice...

This house on Lake Wenatchee in Washington was designed to be "cozy for two and comfortable for a crowd," as architect John...

In the Elgin Valley, a simple rural form by Scott + Partners sets the foundation for an indoor/outdoor getaway.

A sidelong nod to the midcentury box gives a Virginia residence with a striking wall of windows its name.

With greenery dwindling in urban areas, an architecture firm in Ho Chi Minh City designs a home to bring nature back to the...

An architect renovates his penthouse residence on the roof of the historic Gilsey House in Manhattan’s NoMad district—adding...

Do you ever wish you could live like Tarzan - in seclusion, high above the ground, amongst trees and nature? Well, we have a...