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Werner Sobek
Werner Sobek has seen the future, and it’s high-tech, green, and efficient.
Steel Framed Split-Level Home in Germany
What do architects build when they can be their own clients?
An Austrian Family Embraces a Plush 1970s Home in Need of a Little Love
The Wittmann House—complete with sunken living room and indoor pool—underwent a fastidious restoration.
Stay in a Prefab Cube Placed Atop a Midcentury Hotel in Austria
Placed on top of Hotel Daniel in Graz, Austria, via a crane, the LoftCube is an ingenious addition to an existing midcentury...
A Flemish Theater Turned Home in the Heart of Historic Antwerp Seeks $1.9M
Originally built as a hotel circa 1860, the building features a stately staircase leading up to a loft-style attic apartment with...
These Serene, Minimalist Apartments in Tokyo Are Filled With Light and Nature
Norm Architects and Keiji Ashizawa Design renovate two Tokyo apartments—and the result is a love letter to Scandinavian and...
10 Nature-Forward Hotels That Take Advantage of Prefab Construction
Getting up close and personal with nature is easier than ever thanks to low-impact prefab construction.
8 Times Historical Architecture Took a Walk on the Modern Side
Traditional architecture is something that can and should be preserved whenever possible.
Isleta El Espino: A Three-Room Eco Hotel on Lake Nicaragua
How a brother and sister turned a private island into self-sustaining boutique lodging
16 Striking Vacation Rentals Under $200 Per Night
Feast your eyes upon these beautifully designed hotels, apartments, and bungalows that are as affordable as they are chic.
20 Romantic Getaways Under $200 Per Night
Sweep your loved one off their feet this Valentine's Day at an affordable romantic retreat.
Reinhold Messner: A Man and His Museums
We met with the mountaineering legend in the Dolomites, where the late architecture icon Dame Zaha Hadid designed the last of...
Yale School of Architecture Exhibits
School's back in session and university galleries are filling up again with works worth studying.
Net Zero x Twenty = Solar Decathlon
It’s the site where wars are protested, dreams declared, and millions still march, but on October 9 the National Mall in...
They Bought the Home of Their Dreams. Then They Had to Figure Out How to Make It Theirs
The new owners of this modernist Dutchess County home approached it by making intentional furniture choices and focusing in on...
Around the World in Seven Beds: Minimalism to the Max at the Trunk Hotel Yoyogi Park
Don’t call it Japandi. This Tokyo hotel blends Japanese and Scandinavian design with a virtuosity that’s all its own.
Before & After: The (Potential) Views Were the Most Promising Part of This Cape Town Home
Architect Werner Lotz and interior designer Jenine Bruce reworked the midcentury’s convoluted, split-level plan to connect it...
Want the Perfect Chair? Print It
Berlin-based BigRep wants to make your next piece of furniture on a 3D printer.
An Artful Restoration Returns a Louisville Home to Its Midcentury Roots
John Brooks and Erik Eaker hit undo on an awkward aughts revamp with the help of local firm Rock Paper Hammer.
Friday Finds 2.04.11
Have a look at some on the most interestiing things we here at Dwell saw this week.
Ready for a design vacation?
If you're planning a break, don't (ever) compromise on style. Stay in a vacation rental that lives up to your design standards.
The Dwell 24: Palma
Formerly classmates in architecture school, the duo behind Palma reunited years later to bring their enigmatic design vision to...
Friday Finds 7.9.2010
Lotsa good stuff today: things to watch, things to do, things to covet.
Dwell Picks: Beach Reads for Your Next Summer Outing
Our team’s selects for armchair travel—or should we say beach chair?
Cold Picnic’s Phoebe Sung on Her Ideal Movie-Night Setup (Especially With Young Kids)
Quilts for getting cozy, a next-level projector, tasty snacks, and more.
What 8 Months of Van Life Taught Me About Making a Home You Love
Thanks to the kindness of America’s strangers, author and editor Davy Rothbart discovers the value of crafting a house that makes...