Smaller & Smarter: Great Designs That Do More with Less

Nestled in the small village of Tadten, Austria, the Erich Sattler Winery takes advantage of the soil’s temperature and sun’s trajectory to create the ideal environment for...

A once-plain floating home on Seattle’s Portage Bay receives a much-needed renovation ten years in the making.

With a modernist palette of concrete, glass, and steel, Ziger/Snead Architects constructed an ode to rowing in rural Virginia.

Persistence paid off for this California couple who worked overtime for two years to tackle their all-in-one loft renovation.

This pair of handy Portlanders doesn’t crave any more of Oregon’s territory than what’s taken up by their 704-square-foot home, hard-working garden, and smartly designed outdoor...

To maximize every square inch in this Manhattan apartment, LOT-EK knocked down walls, added dozens of recycled doors, and built in a bevy of secret compartments.

To convert a musty mid-century house with a nonsensical floor plan into a modern and space-efficient family home, three intrepid designers played a bit of architectural Tetris.

The American Dream, some say, is all about owning a home. Here’s how you can live the dream without the picket fence or the mortgage.

Your fiancé’s place is ten times nicer than yours and you’re planning on moving in. If only you could get out of your lease.

So you have a deadbeat tenant: Here’s how you get rid of ’em.

The NewYorker is a savvy bit of furniture by Jen Turner that is at once a desk and a bar. We’re guessing your studio didn’t come with either.

No, not those kind of adventures, Mr. Casual Encounters. We’re talking about house hunting.

What’s the best way to warm a small studio? Ekaterina Voronova opted for a compact wood-burning stove to keep her space cozy.