Outside Melbourne, a light-filled residence with a private garden cuts a narrow figure to minimize solar impact.

A Ukranian company has recently launched the world's first autonomous mobile prefabricated homes.

Wayne Turett of The Turett Collaborative designs his own energy-efficient holiday home in Greenport, New York, as an exercise in...

Assembled in just two weeks, the idyllic retreat near Woodstock, New York, realizes a couple’s dream of rural living.

It can take as little as two weeks to build one.

Preview the Editor’s Letter from our January/February issue, written by Dwell founder and CEO Lara Deam.

Read the Editor’s Letter from our upcoming November/December edition and look for the issue on newsstands in the first week of...

Architect Robert Swinburne deploys a collaborative building approach and hyperlocal materials to craft a home that celebrates the...

With a client wish list including ample natural light, high ceilings, outdoor connection, and peak energy efficiency, Mowery...

London firm McLean Quinlan built out from a dilapidated brick wall that once enclosed a garden, creating an energy-efficient home...

Barcelona-based Slow Studio builds a bioclimatic home for a couple who work with the United Nations.

It has been nearly half a decade, but the Dwell Home II is back! Construction began this winter in the hills outside Los Angeles,...

Read the Editor’s Letter from our upcoming September/October edition and look for the issue on newsstands in the first week of...

This green-roofed home by Snegiri Architects bows in deference to the enveloping woodlands.

This Park City Passive House offers both stunning design and stellar energy efficiency.

Take a tour through Chicago’s first passive house, built by Brandon Weiss of Weiss Building and Development LLC with the help of...

Set in a nature park and beech forest in the small Bavarian town of Betzenstein, Germany, is a modern bio-passive vacation house...

Mill Valley, California, might not be a hotbed of modernism, but it was here, ten years ago, that Dwell came into the world...

Ondo is a minimal house located in Tokyo, Japan, designed by MAMM DESIGN.

A sci-fi author and design critic opines on the failures of eco-design—and offers an alternative to the alternative.

Designed in 1980, the partially sunken Sunburst Residence keeps a low profile—and a low carbon footprint.

Color has a unique way of transforming a space when used creatively to draw attention or capture a mood.

In New York, architecture and interiors firm BarlisWedlick creates an eclectic compound designed to suit a client with an...

Their barrel-vaulted dwelling is so efficient that they didn’t have to turn on the heater last winter.

In the remote San Juan Islands, an artist and an architect collaborate on a modern residence dedicated to creative pursuits.

An engineer hires BattersbyHowat Architects to design the perfect Passive House on a hillside overlooking English Bay.

A thoroughly modern house in Baton Rouge owes its sleek and sustainable form to its vernacular roots.

Community-focused and constructed with cross-laminated timber, Gillies Hall at Monash University perfectly marries student life...

Seven landscape architects across the United States explain how they mastermind inspired designs showcasing the best of their...

In this episode of Predicting Our Future, I’ll take you along as I explore the future of homebuilding, speaking with founders of...

Perfection is boring.

Big names and installations in art and design make this small town in Texas a significant destination.

In coastal Norway, a guesthouse serves as a sculptural refuge.

Richly layered and elegant with an edge, the capital of Mexico is brimming with incredible art, design, history, and architecture...

This historic city’s under-the-radar modernism scene makes it worth a weekend visit.

A skilled and spiritual craftsman, George Nakashima crafted wood furniture that elevated and showcased natural forms.