A sneak preview of the modern house tours coming to Fire Island this summer, including the work of architects Horace Gifford,...

DAS Studio Architects tackled the improvements to this 1964 home on Fire Island, just south of Long Island, New York.

Tour the family-friendly, LEED-certified, modern Seagrape House designed by husband-and-wife team Traction Architecture in Anna...

Two of the worst hurricanes in New York history bookend the saga of a Saltaire cottage.

This slice of paradise with contemporary cabins is the epitome of Swedish lagom.

After a decade in the making, this largely subterranean home with a sculptural roof has hit the market for nearly $7.6 million.

A couple enlist Butler Armsden Architects and Leverone Design to reimagine their home as a multigenerational meeting point.

A house designed to be part of the landscape is at home among the trees in Venice, California.

Humble in size but big on seaside views and low-key vibes, the beach bungalow is a classic staple of beachside culture across the...

A three-ton hangar door lifts to invite ocean breezes into this resilient, beachfront home.

From massive cocoons in Azerbaijan to a sprawling public park in Berlin, you’d be surprised at what you can find at these...

Built on a hill with beautiful views, this little house was made for entertaining.

Clad in cypress and charged with color, the North Fork getaway of author Julie Satow and editor Stuart Elliott is something to...

Damaged by Superstorm Sandy, a Fire Island cottage is rebuilt to absorb, rather than resist, 
the hit of future floods.

For all the joys of beachfront living, it’s not without its risks.

Brace yourself—these floating homes might just make you say goodbye to dry land.

The unforgiving landscape of the island couldn't stop this architect.

Thanks to a disciplined devotion to mid-century principles of design, a curator’s bachelor pad in the Hamptons is reborn.

Aux Box’s first floating prefab mixes wellness and wilderness in British Columbia’s Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve.

Bromley Caldari transforms an outdated beach home into a modern escape with staggering bay views.

Designed by Cigolle X Coleman, Y House in Venice, California, revolves around a bold steel stair.

A creative couple find space in their side yard for a versatile outbuilding.

If you've ever entertained fantasies of a modernist escape on a tropical island, you'll fully understand why each of these...

Just in time for summer, here are seven modern wood-burning fire pits to inspire your next backyard get-together.

Though it’d be hard to tell from the street, the compound of concrete blocks forms a surprisingly breezy family retreat.

With authenticity and simplicity as their rallying cry, a Kiwi architect and his wife have built a modern beach house that puts a...

Step back, Jacobsen, Utzon, Kjaerholm, Wegner, and all you other great Danes.

“Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses” globe-trots from continent to continent, gathering the era’s definitive homes into one...

Surrounded by verdant trees and shrubs, a family home settles gently into its natural environment.

The secluded beachfront property comes with a shingle-clad guest cottage and terraced garden.

A modern dwelling replaces a fallen farmhouse.

“I can show you what it was…and what it is,” Joe Dolce says, delineating the slight, 250-square-foot addition to his Long Island...

In South Carolina's Lowcountry, a contemporary house soars amid the oaks and alligators.

As a buzzing seaside town known for its bohemian spirit, lively boardwalk, funky boutiques, and picturesque canals, Venice Beach...

Rooted in the past yet decidedly in the present, these converted barns embrace their history, but take on a modern twist.

Architect David Montalba creates an oceanfront hangout where an extended family can enjoy the sand as their living room.