A Gorgeous Refuge Treads Lightly on its Surrounding Nature Reserve
Set on the edge of a wooded hillside in a peaceful nature preserve, a stunning year-round refuge is designed with the utmost...
Tunquen Treasure
A set of solar panels, a wind-powered well, and passive sustainable strategies make living miles from municipal utilities a...
10 Inspiring Landscaping and Outdoor Design Trends for 2022
Looking for creative inspiration for your outdoor space? These are the hottest trends for 2022 according to the experts at...
Supplant Your Lawn
Inventive designers are finding new ways to achieve beautiful, green surroundings that demand less care and feeding.
Seeking $999K, This Revamped 1950s Home Radiates Vintage Vibes
With a bright-orange door, refreshed interiors, and a sparkling pool, this L.A. house is a little slice of midcentury paradise.
How to Make Your Garden Water-Free
Landscape architect Brennan Cox, principal of San Francisco–based Groundworks, explores the best approaches to drought-tolerant...
A New Kind of Hardware Store: TreeHouse
After the Dwell prefab popup party at SXSW Eco this past October, we spent the next Saturday checking out a number of modern...
An Artist’s Coastal Complex in Venice Hits the Market for $4.9M
A duplex and a 1,300-square-foot bungalow are swathed in glass, a stone palette, and plenty of natural light.
Ditch the “Grow-Mow-Blow” Mentality of Lawn Care With These Expert Tips
A Bay Area landscape designer brings this philosophy to life in the hills of drought- and fire-plagued California.
A Trio of Schindler Houses Brings Together Three Design-Minded Los Angeles Families
Architect Steven Ehrlich of EYRC leads the charge renovating these side-by-side late-1930s properties.
After the 2021 Winter Storm, a Texas Homeowner Transformed Their Stone Ranch Into a Solar Powerhouse
A new roof with solar impressively and discreetly integrated has given this Texan homeowner peace of mind—and a new way to reduce...
New Technology to Enhance Your Garden
Connected tech can take the hard work out of having a green thumb.
Dwell Party Highlights: Celebrating Prefab Design at SXSW Eco
What better place for Dwell to host our SXSW Eco party than a prefab pop up at the design complex of the woman who founded the...
Where the Sidewalk Ends
After taking on San Francisco City Hall, architect Jane Martin helped spawn a movement that has rendered the city’s sidewalks...
An Introduction to Landscape Design
Garden design is only a fraction of the landscaping tradition. We take a look into (and upon) the field.