Rising out of the Texas bayou, Houston is both a sprawling metropolis and the largest city in the United States without zoning...

Texas architect Jim Poteet helped Stacey Hill, who lives in a San Antonio artists’ community, wrangle an empty steel shipping...

In a far-flung desert destination, designer Barbara Hill does it again.

Building a small home doesn’t equate to easy lifting.

Designed by a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright, this midcentury gem has a striking hexagonal center.

Returning to its roots, local firm Iragüen Viñuela Arquitectos creates a gable-roofed vacation home while preserving the...

This property offers endless possibilities with three bodies of water, rolling hills, pastures, and ideal growing conditions for...

Take a dip among the vines with this glass-encased residence.

Sited in the quaint corner of Pietermaai, the modern dwelling maximizes indoor/outdoor living.

For aesthetically beautiful minimalist, modern, and sleek design, less really can be more.

From city apartments to vacation rentals and boutique hotels, a daring and creative use of colorful paint, textiles, and other...

The 12,745-square-foot residence caters to large-scale entertaining, featuring an open floor plan and spacious living areas that...

Gently resting on a slender lot in Silicon Valley, this award-winning dwelling balances indoor/outdoor living with ample privacy.

CLB Architects’ contemporary revamp of a guest house amplifies the serene natural surroundings.

Currently owned by Hollywood actors Mark Duplass and Katie Aselton, the Barbara Bestor–designed home blends glass, redwood, and...

Measuring over 8,000 square feet, the newly finished dwelling comes with six bedrooms, spa-like baths, and sweeping views of the...

Designed by the prominent architect in 1930, the historic home sits on a lush three-acre lot and offers nearly 10,000 square feet...

The Blue Sky prototype home tiptoes gracefully across the desert landscape just north of Joshua Tree National Park.

Not everyone has the luxury of having multiple bedrooms in their homes—but that’s nothing to lose sleep over.

Space-saving solutions from Room & Board beautifully make the most of compact bedrooms.

The nominees for this year’s Dwell Design Awards may be petite, but they pack a big punch.

Designed by Wisconsin architect John Randall McDonald in the ’50s, the Prairie-style home features an interior of wood cladding,...

The 6,160-square-foot residence is topped with a massive rooftop deck that looks out over the Pacific coastline with an outdoor...

Downsizing your life? Big benefits await.

A father-son architectural duo experiment with a compact, modular home with flexible furniture arrangements.

For those nervous to commit, the six-acre compound can also be rented for a whopping $45K per month.

Dwell editor-in-chief Amanda Dameron walks us through Dwell's November 2016 issue.

A new prefab company represents the future of low-impact affordable housing.

Multifunctional furniture can make a small space a lot more livable.

In Canada's Yukon Territory, a college instructor builds a lightweight, efficient 97-square-foot mobile dwelling.

The Places We Live is a new book of extraordinary photographs by Norwegian photographer Jonas Bendiksen, documenting the teeming...

Awkward sloping ceilings are put to good use in this family apartment known as the Starburst House in Beijing, China.