Seeking simplicity and open space, a Boulder-area couple settled on a wooded hilltop with views of the mountains and the city.

Decades after they met as teenagers on a Montauk beach, Manhattanites Victoria and Greg Pryor returned to Long Island to build a...

Designed for a young family, this home in Boulder, Colorado, draws inspiration from art galleries and the great outdoors.

From a shipping container dwelling to architect Steven Holl’s forest retreat, these residences embody the ideal that what’s best...

From a carbon-negative cabin to a prefab farmhouse, these resourceful designs captivated readers this year.

Dark timber cladding gives way to airy interiors at this compact holiday home near the Lakes of Vinkeveen in the Netherlands.

These Colorado-based firms turn to prefabrication for precisely built, eco-conscious projects—from cozy timber-framed cabins to...

"Personally, I’d rather be living outside,” says architect David Hertz.

Perkins & Will designs a mountaintop Passive House that takes energy efficiency to the next level.

Studio eM Design’s rammed-earth home in Corrales, New Mexico, updates the regional adobe archetype into a hallmark of sustainable...

Built to commune with its scenic surroundings, this sustainable home embodies understated luxury.

From repurposed shipping containers to cabin retreats, we look at a range of prefabricated, modular homes in Colorado.

A prefabricated shed sited on a Finnish island provides a perfect summer getaway.

Nestled into the mountainous terrain of Shefford, Québec, this simply constructed residence is elegant and strong in expression.

In Battle Ground, Washington, Matt and Elizabeth Impola create a chic retreat with French doors, bright, airy interiors, and a...

Ideo Arquitectura Boutique uses local materials to revitalize a 200-year-old residence, emphasizing a connection with its rear...

A pair of Coloradans work with a design-build firm to create an airy, 2,100-square-foot modern home.

Yurts inspire nature-immersed ideas of escaping the trappings of urban living—usually while enjoying cool breezes, icy beverages,...

The energy-efficient Silicon Valley home that architect Dan Spiegel designs for his parents responds to their lifestyles, the...

Architect Barry Alan Yoakum draws on decades of experience to build what, by one measure, is the first zero-energy, zero-carbon...

Rooted in sustainable design, the Connecticut House radiates an undeniable Zen-like vibe.

Local architects from McKinney York explain their schemes for two sustainable models designed to give the formerly homeless a...

Stylish, spacious, and self-sustaining, the Hill Country House ticks all the right boxes for progressive modern living.

TRIAS Studio follows a “less but better” mindset for a couple seeking to downsize to a modest and eco-friendly home.

See if you check off all the boxes when it comes to creating an eco-friendly household.

Conceived as an extension of the Arizona landscape, this eco-friendly, modern house approaches near net-zero energy consumption.

With careful planning and wise material choices, you can design an eco-friendly home that's not only gentler on the planet, but...

Just a couple miles from the Steamboat Springs Resort, this mountain retreat nestles within an aspen grove.

Huge windows and energy-efficient elements make this Oregon residence a nature lover’s dream.