Smaller is Smarter: Innovative Solutions for Spaces Under 1,000 Square Feet

Dwell editor-in-chief Amanda Dameron talks us through Dwell's November 2015 issue.

In a Brooklyn backyard, an off-duty architect builds a structure that tests his attention to the little things.

A father and son built an off-grid cabin in the Wisconsin woods.

A young couple on the move build a small home that will go wherever life takes them.

When nature laid down a boulder of a design challenge in the Massachusetts mountains, an architect’s solution elevated the project to new heights.

A renovation in Boston helps bring a family together—at home and in the kitchen.

An architect with a taste for unconventional living spaces creates a small house at lofty heights with a starring view.

After a long day at the office together, this pair relaxes in upstate New York.

This bisected 17th-century house in the Swiss Alps transforms into a 970-square-foot home for a British designer and his family.

A one-room retreat outside Providence, Rhode Island, takes up no more space than a standard two-car garage.

A designer of grand homes packs all the essentials—and more—into a Manhattan studio of his own.

In Tasmania, an eco-conscious architect builds a vacation home that can stand up to an untamed island.

Using multifunctional furniture, an apartment in Warsaw rearranges at a moment's notice.

A tiny outbuilding offers a cozy living space inside a simple shell.