In Philly, a Home in a Historic Brick Bank Hits the Market for $1M
The 1893 building—with tall, tinned ceilings and an open-plan second floor—has lived past lives as a library, boxing gym, and...
In Lisbon, a Design Duo’s Custom-Built Flat Seeks €1.2M
Garcé & Dimofski preserved the apartment’s intricate 19th-century details while filling it with fresh light fixtures, wood...
Inspecting Gadgets
These days, a growing number of gizmos contain both a cell phone and a PDA.
You’d Never Guess That This $3.5M Leafy-Green Getaway Is in the Heart of L.A.
Enveloped by trees, shrubs, and grasses, the two-structure home was dreamed up by a contractor-turned-screenwriter and his wife.
You’d Never Guess This Japanese-Style Home in Tiburon Is a Kit House
More Japanese minka than Sears, Roebuck & Co., a kit home in the Bay Area—complete with a meditation room—provides the right...
Our Top Ten Prefab Homes From Connect Homes
To celebrate 100 homes (and counting) under their belt, we’ve rounded up our favorite projects from modular home builder Connect...
Striking Ceramic Screens Take a Cramped Madrid Townhouse From Dark to Delightful for $309K
Though a few costly construction setbacks carved a chunk out of the budget, creative interventions helped realize the residents’...
After a Devastating Fire, a Couple Craft a Spartan House From Concrete and Glass
With 65 columns and copious glazing, architect Miguel Marcelino designs a different kind of country home.
Budget Breakdown: A Garden Shed for $43K? It’s Not Meant for Storing Tools
In the Czech Republic, some keep huts outside the city to tend plots of land.
Budget Breakdown: One of the Oldest A-Frames In Arrowbear Lake, CA, Gets A Moody Makeover for $177K
“Think old Hollywood speakeasy rather than your grandfather’s cabin,” says designer and owner Jacqueline Blum.