Glass blocks—the old-school square blocks of translucent glass found in many buildings constructed from the 1940s through the...

Three generations live and work in this multitasking home and coffee shop in the bustling city of Huê.

A corrugated shell bursts with life on a rugged site in Victoria, Australia.

Designed with the help of Harry Gesner, the Autonomous Tent provides a luxurious camping experience in Big Sur, California.

Originally built for Melbourne Design Week, this off-grid sauna by Studio Rain is now available for purchase in Australia.

A translucent pergola shades this 183-square-foot studio made from hardy OSB.

Wengawa House is a minimal home located in Aichi, Japan, designed by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates.

An entrepreneur-turned-DIY builder expands his eco-friendly Yucca Valley property with this translucent desert structure.

A "chashitsu," which literally means “tearoom” in Japanese, is a freestanding, pavilion-like structure that was used for tea...

Drawing inspiration from artist Robert Kelly, Studio B creates a simple yet bold home that explores ideas of layering and...

Clearly, you need these in your life.

For the young homeowner, a French-educated fashion designer, Waterfrom Design created a colorful, sophisticated apartment...

It’s slotted in a row of brick residences but connects with the outdoors via the screens, glazing at the rear, and a skylight...

An architect used the pleasant-to-pop material in the gut renovation of his 1930s colonial-style home.

Recently listed for $2,995,000, Case Study House #16 was the first of three houses Ellwood designed for the program—and it’s the...

A vine-covered terrarium acts as a portal, hiding this home’s entrance from street view.

WALA renovates and expands a heritage listed home with a second-floor addition that presents a graphic, batten-screen facade.

The Avo-Condo is now accepting reservations—just in time for the beloved tree fruit's national holiday.

Situated in a high-velocity flood zone on Camano Island in Washington's Puget Sound, this home is a force of its own.

Industrial designer George Nelson was one of the founding fathers of American modernism.

Crafted with layered wood and clad in Cor-Ten steel, a film lover’s backyard retreat offers a series of surprises.

Requested to build "nothing that looks like a house," an architect creates a barn-inspired retreat with its own conservatory to...

Located two hours north of New York City, this shipping container cabin boasts sustainable design and cozy glamping comforts.

Architecture firm LOT gives a 100-year-old row house in Brooklyn a major update with a gut renovation and big, bold color.

These clever uses of barn doors will have you looking at these rustic accents in a whole new light.

The small Nordfriesland island of Föhr in the North Sea used to hold a 17th-century navigation school and was home to a large...

Described as a "cultural shed for New York," The Shed is an expandable multi-use cultural venue designed by the NYC-based firm,...

A see-through pool wall is just one element of this vibrant home.

Raised on stilts to create a sheltered gathering space, Mountain House in Mist is a public library in China’s Zhejiang Province.

Perched on stilts, a minimal timber-frame cabin rises in Sweden's Archipelago.

Simple materials transform a rundown wood balcony into a new roof deck and versatile creative space.

These porches, patios, and courtyards have us green with envy.

Louvers, jalousies, frits, awnings, and exterior shutters—learn about some of the best-looking and effective ways to achieve a...

In this off-grid retreat, concrete bunkers flank open living areas formed as a row of pavilions underneath a steel roof.

A designer carves out an industrial-chic kitchen in a downtown Los Angeles apartment.

Rhode Island School of Design graduate Hyunseok An puts algae on the menu with a home farming kit.