A Quirky Micro-Office Hides Behind a “Hairy” FacadeA tiny, distraction-free workspace is concealed behind a mysterious “hairy” exterior with no discernible entrance in Nottingham,...
This DIY Couple Craft a Tiny Cabin in the Santa Cruz Mountains for Less Than $35KIn search of a Bay Area retreat, Jeff Waldman and Molly Fiffer purchased a piece of land on which to experiment and gain new...
A Tech Entrepreneur Rehabs an Off-Grid Dome Home in Joshua TreeA tech entrepreneur goes off the grid and learns to work with his hands as he remakes a geodesic dome in the California desert.
Here’s How Hollywood Builds a Malibu Dream Home—on a Vancouver SoundstageTasked with designing a celeb-worthy Malibu abode in six weeks for a new television series on E!, production designer Daniel...
A Renovated Ray Kappe Abode in Manhattan BeachUp-sizing from a small bungalow, Kristopher Dukes and Matt Jacobson take a minimalist approach to renovating and furnishing a...
Budget Breakdown: A DIY Extraordinaire Builds the Tiny Home of Her Dreams With $12KAt 23 years old, self-taught designer Mariah Hoffman set out to craft her own 156-square-foot sanctuary.
A Creative Couple’s Lovingly Revamped Seattle Condo Lists for $420KAs architect Hank Butitta and artist Nell Nordlie say goodbye to their 512-square-foot home, they hope its next owner will...
Before & After: Raw and Refined Materials Bring Harmony to a Jumbled California HomeColossus Mfg. revives the living areas and backyard of a Sacramento residence with contrasting colors and materials.
DIY Project: How to Build Your Own Modern OuthouseWhen an outhouse comes to mind, no one really thinks of it as being a particularly nice or good-looking space—but you can prove...
A Fox-Shaped Tree House Came to Her in a Dream. So, She and Her Husband Spent Years Building ItThe Maine couple pulled off their unconventional ode to the woodland creature without an architect or engineer.
Design Your Dwelling Winner AnnouncedThis just in: After countless hours of tense deliberation, labored hand-wringing, and heated debate, the Google SketchUp and...
Coop DreamsSwitching coasts from Brooklyn to Portland gave architects Mitchell Snyder and Shelley Martin a new set of unexpected clients:...
Construction Diary: An Artist Plays Architect to Design a Brutalist-Inspired Family Home in TurkeyHakan Topal translated a few basics from his training—commit to choices, and don’t make too many—into a broad two-level residence...
An 'Epic' Container Co-opThe good folks at Epic Software are building a video production studio out of old shipping containers just outside of Houston,...
Scott Jordan's Idaho PenthouseHome is where your heart is, but what if home is also where your business is?
72 Hour Urban ActionThe other week I attended a gathering at REBAR in San Francisco, in honor of Israeli architects Kerem Halbrecht and Gilly...
Construction Diary: In the Mojave Desert, a First-Time Builder Takes On a Tricky Prefab HomeAssuming the role of contractor, Julie Park works through trials and tribulations to construct a Blue Sky house with a complex...
Nature’s GracesWith the lightness and imagination of origami and the mathematical exactitude of digital design, this open-air chapel invites all...
A Modern House on a Budget in Los AngelesPriced out of the modern market and stuck with a fixer-upper that seemed unfixable, a young L.A. lawyer took matters into his own...
Rios Clementi Hale's Nowita ResidenceAfter living in what was once a poky little Venice, California, bungalow for nearly 20 years, married architects Frank Clementi...
Slow ArchitectureWhen Italy’s first McDonald’s poised to open in 1986—a stone’s throw from the fabled Spanish Steps in Rome, no less—it ignited...
10 Van-Lifers You Should Follow on Instagram Right NowWe’re living vicariously through these
#vanlife wanderers who have created stunning homes on wheels.
Construction Diary: The Founder of a Cabin Rental Company Builds a Fire Island Retreat of His OwnThe CEO of Getaway and his partner navigate Covid delays, building codes, shipping logistics, and 10-foot-tall reeds to make a...