An outdoor enthusiast’s eco-friendly retreat on the shores of Wallis Lake embraces the beach and bushland.

The Ribeirão Preto Residence sports a dramatic, cantilevered roof and a robust indoor/outdoor connection.

Designed by Argentine firm Alarcia Ferrer Arquitectos, this holiday home offers sweeping views and two separate autonomous levels...

A green roof cools your home in the summer, insulates in the winter, and has far-reaching benefits for the community, but keeping...

After an unexpected disaster, a homeowner takes a rebuild into his own hands (literally).

A concrete slab cantilevers over cinder blocks and glass in this arresting home by Vereda Arquitetos.

Set in a secluded natural setting, this L-shaped home emerges from the landscape with transparent walls and a lush green roof.

Tempesta Tramparulo adapts a linear home to the alpine landscape while carving out picture-perfect views.

A shipping container home tackles temperature control in a tropical environment.

Eight shipping containers will be recycled into green-roofed homes for low-income residents in Aylesbury, England.

Building forward-looking homes in England’s traditional villages can often prove tricky—but Featherstone Young rose to the...

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

By designing a home with an angled roof covered in sod, architecture firm After Party takes living in the land to the next level.

If you've been dreaming of topping your home off with a living roof but want to get the job done on your own, we have you covered.

A perforated brick brise-soleil fills this lush home with diffuse daylight and cooling breezes.

It’s easy to buy into the hype around shipping container homes, but there are some fundamentals you should know before going all...

Stock up on sunscreen and dip your toe into the modern pools that caught our editor's eye this week.

From preliminary guides, to lists of trusted companies, to exemplary floor plans, these resources will get you started on your...

The Kirkwood House in the celebrated Sea Ranch community along the Californian coast features a sod roof and a sunken courtyard.

Two San Francisco art and travel addicts overhauled a loft—and customized a pair of shipping containers—to accommodate their...

Now that summer has officially started, temperatures are rising and air conditioners are cranked up—but that doesn’t mean you...

The islands of Indonesia are a dream come true for anyone hankering for some sun, the sea, vibrant marine life, delicious food,...

Designed by one of America’s leading cargotecture proponents, this modern shipping container home in New Jersey is seeking a new...

An attractive shipping container house shows the benefits of prefab living.

Los Angeles is not all mini-malls and highways.

To create their rural Connecticut getaway, Lisa Gray and Alan Organschi layered their modern design sensibility atop an early...

Austin couple Anne Suttles and Sam Shah built a house to last their lifetime—and longer.

Enric Ruiz-Geli’s firm Cloud9 designed the suburban house of the future—and it also happens to be sustainable.

In the Western Sydney suburb of North Rocks, a sustainably renovated home embraces the outdoors in more ways than one.

A thoroughly modern house in Baton Rouge owes its sleek and sustainable form to its vernacular roots.

A modular vacation home in the coastal region of Valparaíso lets in light and views with a pleated roof.

There’s even a shipping container sitting in the kitchen.

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

This portable dwelling, made of two shipping containers, is ready for its next move.

These shipping containers have left their itinerant lives as vessels that carried goods around the world, only to be reborn as...

Matt and Barbara Mooney worked with Michael Gooden of M Gooden Design, a boutique design firm in Dallas, to build a home out of...