Craving the conveniences of city life, a couple sidle over to Seattle from the countryside without compromising their love of the...

In Seattle, where others saw only a severe slope and lack of municipal hookups, one couple spotted their ticket to their dream...

A Brooklyn architect shows what a little elbow grease, a healthy dose of naïveté, and a decade can accomplish.

Uni, an international group of designers in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is riding out a self-professed renovation high that never...

“Knoll Celebrates Bauhaus” explores the link between the company and the legendary school—and their joint impact on the course of...

Saved from demolition, stripped of awkward alterations, and faithfully restored, these rehabbed homes prove how timeless...

Sandwiched between two concrete slabs, a modern holiday home is fully integrated into nature.

As if undertaking an archaeological dig, architect Carles Oliver peels back layers of his home over the course of three years.

Hailing from Burgundy, France, chef and television personality Ludo Lefebvre brings a European sensibility to his remodeled...

With a green roof that merges with the grassy ground, this family home in Belgium looks like two periscopes rising up from the...

A gray, brick extension and garden studio helps Oatlands in Surrey open up to a previously disconnected landscape.

With sensitivity to local building typologies, fresh construction finds a place in Amsterdam.

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Fifteen minutes from downtown Seattle, architects Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo transformed the neighborhood dump—a lot that had...

As New Orleans struggles to get back on its feet, one architect learns from the past while building for the future.

We asked five households that recently switched Los Angeles neighborhoods what they had in mind when picking a new place to live.

Ceballos X Architects designs a nature-infused dwelling that pays tribute to the history of its locale.

A contemporary interpretation of a traditional Irish cottage, a couple’s second home celebrates their shared heritage and the...

Architecture is the latest field to feel the double-edged sword of computerization.

These clever interventions keep Austin weird—in the best way.

Get back to basics with these modern farmhouses and barns.

Carefully nestled in the Colorado Rockies, Gammel Dam is an award-winning family hideaway whose serene, minimalist interiors...

In a life-changing move, homeowners Hannah Smith and Jeremy Witt reside in a caravan in the rural landscape of Suffolk, England,...

Amsterdam-based firm Office Winhov converts the landmark Kas Bank building into an extension of the sumptuous W Hotel.

We all know that mighty oaks from little acorns grow. But actually watching the process from the start is a rare experience.

A major market for our furniture, and the headquarters of some of our most important designers, Manhattan has long been Herman...

We’re excited to reveal a new way to shop products on Dwell, and it all starts with the new “Products” tab.

It was no exodus, of course, but when Kathleen Triem quit her job at a Manhattan design firm in July 1996, her associates were...

When Cecilia Tham and Yoel Karaso of Habitan Architects bought their first-floor apartment in an 1894 block of the Fort Pienc...

Their barrel-vaulted dwelling is so efficient that they didn’t have to turn on the heater last winter.

A two-story dwelling on an infill lot, the residence blends into the neighborhood with the help of cedar cladding, pitched roof...

Sitting on a stretch of private beach on the Long Island Sound, this newly-renovated hotel is a throwback to its nautical...

A modern facelift highlights the heritage of a renovated barn house in the UK.

The city's new green building legislation will result in the equivalent of taking more than one million cars off the road by 2030.

Described as a "cultural shed for New York," The Shed is an expandable multi-use cultural venue designed by the NYC-based firm,...

In the Texas capital's transit-oriented Mueller development, architect Michael Hsu proposes a modern take on row house living.