13 Boldly Textured Homes That Bet Big on Oriented Strand BoardThese wood-wrapped spaces take the low-cost material to new heights.
A Snug Garden Studio Makes Room for a New Zealand Family’s Growing SonsA translucent pergola shades this 183-square-foot studio made from hardy OSB.
A Pair of English Barns Hide Unabashedly Bold and Budget-Friendly Minimalist InteriorsSubverting the traditional, conservatively cozy British barn conversion, Carl Turner created a getaway in rural Norfolk for...
These Prefab Cabins Offer the Ultimate Eco Escape in the Heart of the Swiss AlpsA new suite of prefab timber cabins welcomes guests at the Whitepod Eco-Luxury Hotel.
A New Concept For Modular, Affordable Housing Is Coming to London's Vacant BuildingsA forward-thinking architectural practice partners with a premier property guardian to create a concept for high-quality housing...
Budget Breakdown: An Art Studio Is Transformed Into a Lush Garden Home for $24KA young couple looking for a small live/work space give Delavegacanolasso freedom to design their dream home.
An Architect’s Weekend Home Balances on a Rocky Slope in the Stockholm ArchipelagoRickard Rotstein brings a lifetime of experience to the design of his own Swedish summerhouse.
Built on a Budget, This Belgian Cabin Is Straight Out of a FairytaleLondon-based practice De Rosee Sa’s self-built lakeside cabin recaptures the magic of childhood fairytales.
A Penthouse Apartment in a London Water Tank Offers Utilitarian Style for $781KThe award-winning flat atop a 1950s Brutalist structure has a multistory interior finished with wood, concrete, and exposed...
A Prefab Office Adds Rugged Good Looks to a Backyard in Madrid for $68KArchitects Delavegacanolasso expand a client’s work-from-home office space by adding a Cor-Ten steel design to the backyard.
This Compact New Zealand Home Uses Low-Cost Materials to Dazzling EffectDesigned for a couple in Wellington, New Zealand, this small home puts the focus on affordable materials and stunning views.
Top 5 Homes of the Week That We Can't Get Enough OfFrom the hills of Santa Barbara to a waterfront city in Poland, these homes stand out from the rest with their funky, unique...
Minim Lets You Build Your Own Tiny House For Just $35KWant to build your own tiny house? Now you can purchase plans for this award-winning home from Minim.
This Off-Grid House in Australia Is Designed to Withstand Bushfires and CyclonesThe bold, geometric form of this timber home by Ben Callery Architects offers refuge in the harsh Australian landscape.
Budget Breakdown: A $614K Renovation Carves Up an L.A. Bungalow Like a Slice of Swiss CheeseShin Shin Architecture brings playful porosity and a fresh ADU to a 1923 single-family home.
On Your Mark, Get SettAustin-based modern prefab designer Kimber Reed wants you to space out.
7 Inspiring Solutions For Disaster Relief HousingInspired by a builder's response to the devastating wildfires across California, we're taking a look at seven recent designs for...
An Architect Revives a Dreary, Prefab A-Frame Cabin in the Hamptons for $300KArchitect Edgar Papazian turns a 1965 kit-of-parts cabin in Sag Harbor into a full-time home for his family.
DIY Project: How to Build Your Own Modern OuthouseWhen an outhouse comes to mind, no one really thinks of it as being a particularly nice or good-looking space—but you can prove...
In Spain, an Edgy Renovation Uses Off-the-Shelf Materials in Surprising WaysA Catalan-American family’s vacation home pays homage to its 200-year history and the rugged charm of brick, cinderblocks, and...
Friday Finds 03.30.12In this installment of Friday Finds, a look at tennis's most entertaining athlete, Pantone swatches that are good enough to eat,...
Communal Living on a Budget in BrooklynThe Miner and a Major is an experiment in communal living and fantastical form.
A Porch in Italy Is Reborn as a Tiny Cabin With Eye-Popping InteriorsDrawing from Persian design, Francesca Perani Enterprise creates an urban hideaway with budget-conscious materials like OSB and...
Unauthorized Moss ArtFrom Banksy to Katsu to Iz the Wiz, we often hear about guerilla graffiti artists who've taken their social critiques to the...
Oriented Strand Board Covers Almost Every Inch of This Australian Cabin’s InteriorsArchitect Alan Powell used the engineered wood for everything from the door jams to the nightstands.
This Tiny Cabin Is Biodegradable, Recyclable, and RelocatablePolygoon Architecture creates a compact home that blends into the woods of northern Belgium.
Coop DreamsSwitching coasts from Brooklyn to Portland gave architects Mitchell Snyder and Shelley Martin a new set of unexpected clients:...
Prefab ParlanceFrom Kynar and Galvalume to SIPs, the terminology associated with prefab construction can be daunting.
Hive MindedOpenshop|Studio’s design for a hivelike structure in the middle of a Brooklyn loft creates a chrysalis of comfort for a couple...
A Majestic Chestnut Tree Appears to Bloom Out of This Cabin’s Butterfly RoofArchitect João Mendes Ribeiro let the tree inform the courtyard plan and slanted rooflines that follow its branches upward.
Alvar Aalto's Pacific Northwest GemNestled quietly on a bluff amidst flat farmlands and late-1800s German heritage is the Mount Angel Abbey.
A Modern House on a Budget in Los AngelesPriced out of the modern market and stuck with a fixer-upper that seemed unfixable, a young L.A. lawyer took matters into his own...
Whipping Up a New Recipe for Furniture: A Conversation With Samuel RossIn his latest exhibition, the designer glazes steel and stone tables with honey, turmeric, and milk, creating new flavors that...