Can a home that encourages creativity, exploration, and fun still look grown-up?

With ingenuity and plenty of elbow grease, architect John Tong turned an old Toronto dairy into the ultimate family clubhouse.

Estúdio Amatam creates a bright, geometric holiday home for two families in a coastal village near Lisbon.

The small archipelago in the Pacific Ocean has had a big influence on architects and designers across the globe, from São Paulo...

Dwell readers sound off on the top trends of the past year—from glass brick and terrazzo to barn doors and beyond.

A pool with panoramic glass walls becomes an alluring work of art in this Brazilian apartment.

An intricate brick pattern lends depth and texture to Red House, whose glass rear opens to a forest glade.

The first year out of college is a wildcard for most people.

In a leafy residential area a few miles from downtown Kansas City, Missouri, an enterprising architect saw opportunity where...

A group of Columbia University students have a good time reinventing the playground as a place to harness all that youthful...

The latest smart home energy storage systems pack plenty of power into sleek, barely visible forms.

Two pods for living and sleeping meld with the outdoors through a patented, reversible window concept.

We share the shops, restaurants, and services that are near and dear to our hearts—and now it’s your turn.

Borrowing from the local rural vernacular, a rugged yet modern artist retreat embraces the landscape.

A historic French estate inspired by Claude Monet has been revived as a neo-futurist garden with otherworldly art and...

Set at the edge of Stoney Lake in Ontario, Canada, is a photographer's home, studio, and boat house.

Though the obstacles they faced were formidable, this couple’s perserverance brought them closer together and made their dream...

Located in the wine region of Benguela Cove, this modern family retreat is well suited to make the most of its unique natural...

This bookshop in Hangzhou, China, features an interior that provides a variety of unique and immersive environments for reading...

Designed by his son and daughter-in-law, and largely built by his family and a host of neighborly helpers, Bill Weber’s new home...

First built in 1959 as acclaimed architect Jim Olson's first project, a modest bunkhouse in the woods grows into an extraordinary...

The ombré hues of this earthen ranch house are taken directly from Texas Hill Country.

A DJ booth is just one amenity packed into this modern surf shack.

Located in the coastal Chilean town of Punta de Lobos, a house with a pavilion-like shell made of slatted pinewood sits...

Snarkitecture and COS bring audiences into the loop with a sculpture that channels one of the most unpredictable objects there...

Thanks to their savvy with salvaged materials and knack for bartering, Nathalie and Greg Kupfer constructed the micro-cabin for...

Winkelman Architecture delivers grown-up summer-camp vibes with this unassuming retreat on the coast of Maine.

Tucked into the urban grid, a 340-square-foot grain silo becomes an unexpected desert oasis that overcomes several design...

At 23 years old, self-taught designer Mariah Hoffman set out to craft her own 156-square-foot sanctuary.

A rope bridge slung across a ravine leads to an imaginative retreat by San Francisco–based artist and designer Jay Nelson.

The cofounders of The Brooklyn Home Company take their skill set to sea to give a 1983 tugboat a bow-to-stern revamp.

Before moving into the Community First! Village outside East Austin, Jesse Brown spent 30 years without a home.

Moving home to Torrance, California, to take care of her dad, Monica Chang makes clever use of 170 square feet.

Facing a COVID-19 shutdown, Taylor and Michaella McClendon recruit their family to build a breezy tiny home on the Big...

Minwook Choi’s minimalist Seroro House makes clever use of a 355-square-foot site.

Joshua Skirtich’s pegboard wall and pulley-system closet serve as clutter control in his Bushwick live/work space.