A Low-Key Landscape Gives a Vancouver Family a New Lease on Outdoor Living A simple fence helped produce this secluded oasis.
A Seattle-Area Family Breaks Free From Suburbia and Ventures Deep Into Nature A decade-plus journey took this Washington State family from a planned subdivision to a sylvan valley.
Greener Grass Craving the conveniences of city life, a couple sidle over to Seattle from the countryside without compromising their love of the...
It Takes a Village On Washington's lush Bainbridge Island, one community strives for quality of life as a sustainable initiative.
Wood Paneling Loses its Dated Reputation With This Renovation of a 1959 Portland Gem On a whim, a growing family uproots to Oregon where they find—and remake—the home of their dreams
Idyllic Home Designed for an Artist In the remote San Juan Islands, an artist and an architect collaborate on a modern residence dedicated to creative pursuits.
Glass House with Stunning Pacific Ocean Views Seeking a respite from the city, a Portland couple create a beachfront getaway on Oregon’s rugged coast.
Salvaged Wood Renovation in Portland Custom woodwork and an open interior define a 520-square-foot backyard retreat for a busy family.
This Modern Cabin Is the Ideal HQ For a Family in Alaska In the shadow of Denali mountain, amid Alaska’s meadows and icy streams, a former teacher and a four-time Iditarod winner built a...
It's Hip to Be Square This pair of handy Portlanders doesn’t crave any more of Oregon’s territory than what’s taken up by their 704-square-foot home,...
Z for Two In Portland, Oregon, two adjoining six-story homes on a formerly run-down urban lot add to the neighborhood’s density and its...
Kids' Room Renovation A baby's arrival is cause for celebration—and for many, it's also a time to confront limited living space.
Run by the Sun In Holland, being green is not a choice, it's a governmentally enforced obligation.
Brand-New Secondhand Fifteen minutes from downtown Seattle, architects Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo transformed the neighborhood dump—a lot that had...
Anju: Portland, Oregon A new restaurant named Anju recently opened in Portland, Oregon.
Gaffney House Dining Room For their weekend home in Sharon, Connecticut, architect Lynn Gaffney and her husband, Bill Backus, filled their natural wood...
Elevator by Darrin Umboh Tired of gliding between floors in bland metal boxes, Dutch artist Darrin Umboh designed an elevator interior for Antwerp-based...
Hay Is for Horses, Straw Is for Houses In the Napa Valley, one sustainable residence elegantly demonstrates straw bale technology.
The U*Shelf System Shelving often acts as a boring backdrop to the various vases, books, and knickknacks on display.
Venezuela's Eco Cabanas An architectural idealist, Kristofer Nonn answered an online job posting for an ecological builder in Venezuela.
Dwell Evaluates 5 Home Espresso Machines Bitter black brew got you down? Lackluster crema floating in your cup? With the assistance of an espresso expert, Dwell evaluates...
Pool Houses: From Laps to Naps For those seeking refuge from an interminable game of Marco Polo, these four pool houses provide an artful escape.
The Siple Life A devastating accident could have made Murray Siple a bitter man. Instead, he decided to renovate a house.
The Color of Palo Alto Sam Yates will paint the town Palo Alto, once he figures out what color that is.
Roadside Attraction A Colorado couple handles their freeway-facing lot with flair, and incorporates a long list of sustainable features to boot.
Investing in the Market With its community market initiative, PPS reinvents the public square on the international scale.
A Midcentury Modern Home in Southwest Portland Living in a state that’s saturated with rain for much of the year, Oregonians rightly have an obsession with sunshine.
Eric Corey Freed Reviews 6 Sustainable Flooring Options There’s trouble underfoot if you’re building a green home without considering your flooring.
Vancouver is an extroverted city Vancouver, British Columbia, offers a dramatic natural setting, but as Omer Arbel shows us, there’s more to the city of glass...
Big Sur: Going Coastal It’s impossible to ignore nature in Big Sur.
Canadian Beacon When most people think of locations for a holiday home, they have visions of beaches, golf courses, spas, and chalets.
Structural Panels Bees have always been admired for their industrious nature and intricate honeycomb architecture; Charles Darwin called the...
Lotusan Paint Product design that takes cues from nature, known as biomimicry, has produced a num-ber of ingenious and popular products we use...
Architect Series Dimmers The right lighting can bring warmth and atmosphere to any room.
AgUARDIAN Silver has been used for centuries as an antimicrobial agent.
PEC-MAT As more and more Americans are quickly discovering, the land beneath our feet is not quite as solid as we thought.