If you harbor a love for the great outdoors, then it's time to visit the Great White North.

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Check out this list of furnishings and accoutrements for the beach, backyard, campground, and beyond.

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

Seeking simplicity and open space, a Boulder-area couple settled on a wooded hilltop with views of the mountains and the city.

Each kit comes with a miniature model, two prints, and plans for building a shady backyard shelter in about a weekend’s time.

On a private island in Ontario, MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects are in the midst of creating an energy-efficient and convivial...

From a shipping container dwelling to architect Steven Holl’s forest retreat, these residences embody the ideal that what’s best...

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With seemingly limitless plans, styles, and sizes, kit homes are an intriguing alternative for homebuyers.

"Personally, I’d rather be living outside,” says architect David Hertz.

Combining swerves and verve, these homes showcase the allure of organic silhouettes.

Surrounded on all sides by a sweeping Canadian hayfield, the 23.2 House is an angular ode to rural life.

Perkins & Will designs a mountaintop Passive House that takes energy efficiency to the next level.

On the shores of Mary Lake in Port Sydney, Ontario—just two hours north of Toronto—the Bridgehouse is a modern wooden home that...

Studio eM Design’s rammed-earth home in Corrales, New Mexico, updates the regional adobe archetype into a hallmark of sustainable...

Beauty, convenience, and simplicity—concrete provides it all in these Latin American homes.

Invest in these eight appliances and smart gadgets for a healthier, more pleasant home environment.

This Victorian-era house in the South London suburb of Battersea is just seven feet and seven inches wide.

Today's modern workplace psychology is all about making employees feel comfortable and happy so that they feel motivated and...

With an unusually angular home, a studio builds on a practice known for striking silhouettes.

The energy-efficient Silicon Valley home that architect Dan Spiegel designs for his parents responds to their lifestyles, the...

Architect Barry Alan Yoakum draws on decades of experience to build what, by one measure, is the first zero-energy, zero-carbon...

Local architects from McKinney York explain their schemes for two sustainable models designed to give the formerly homeless a...

Stylish, spacious, and self-sustaining, the Hill Country House ticks all the right boxes for progressive modern living.

TRIAS Studio follows a “less but better” mindset for a couple seeking to downsize to a modest and eco-friendly home.

See if you check off all the boxes when it comes to creating an eco-friendly household.

Conceived as an extension of the Arizona landscape, this eco-friendly, modern house approaches near net-zero energy consumption.

ODDO Architects creates a spacious and airy home that’s just under 14 feet wide.

This retreat in Ehime in northwestern Shikoku belongs to an aging husband and wife who don't see eye-to-eye on air conditioning.

With careful planning and wise material choices, you can design an eco-friendly home that's not only gentler on the planet, but...

From shipping container homes to modular holiday retreats, these sleek prefabs prove the benefits of off-site construction.

Who says accessibility can’t be stylish? As designer Sherry Hope-Kennedy proves, the varying needs of a multigenerational home...

Don’t neglect these critical—yet often forgotten—areas when purchasing a home.

These retro designs are inspired by the bygone era of classic Cadillacs, colorful toasters, and atomic clocks.