Andreas Kokkino persuades his mom to toss all her old furniture and start fresh.

A 400-square-foot Upper East Side apartment gets a new look.

In the Poplar Dock Marina of London sits a 1924 barge that has been transformed into Beecliffe, a contemporary floating home with...

A couple rehab and refine a drab suburban home outside of New York City.

Artistic director of this year’s Chicago Architecture Biennial, Yesomi Umolu is at the center of an energized design capital.

A strategic renovation maximizes a 720-square-foot unit in a 1960s building in Argentina’s capital.

An Álvaro Siza-designed apartment in Lisbon undergoes a renovation that results in a more spacious, light-filled interior.

Outside Oslo, one family's remodeled home includes a dark, secluded loft that encourages daydreaming.

The budget was nearly as tight as the space in this cheerful 516-square-foot flat in Bratislava.

In Clerkenwell, an architect re-imagines a space to bring out the "dramatic geometry" of its concrete ceiling.

When Carly and Brad Moeller were searching for a new home in the Ravenswood Manor neighborhood of Chicago, they came across a...

A husband-and-wife architect team transforms a 607-square-foot Manhattan apartment into an open and bright home for two graphic...

With its modernist, ’60s flair preserved, the coastal family home now features flowing living spaces that combine bespoke...

If your only experience touring Chicago is from watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off, architect Brad Lynch has some insider tips for...

A winding form slices through the center of this home to add dimension, privacy, and storage.

A transforming apartment in New York offers ingenious solutions for making the most of limited square footage.

A unit in Montreal's historic housing complex Habitat 67 is reborn into a sleek, airy abode.

A updated apartment reveals its Catalan roots.

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

From Frank Lloyd Wright to Charles Gwathmey, we revisit some of the most memorable midcentury-modern homes from a range of iconic...

Designed by a former disciple of Mies van der Rohe, this home boasts chic style and fascinating history.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's International Style was the impetus for the midcentury modernism we know today.

In Chicago's Wicker Park, the conversion of a two-flat Italianate building into a single-family home calls for a modern,...

A tech executive renovates a 1980s loft in a former paper factory.

“The good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one which makes the landscape more beautiful than it was before the...

On Bainbridge Island, off the Washington coast, Charlie Hellstern Interior Design and The Miller Hull Partnership create the...

Kedem Shinar Design & Architecture borrows from the world of graphic design to update this 1960s unit.

By removing walls, inserting new windows, and using a lighter color palette, Mowery Marsh Architects give this historic home a...

An inspired, if poorly constructed, Los Angeles home gets a proper retrofit that preserves its many idiosyncrasies.

Playing into the building’s raw, industrial character, Studio Karhard converts a space to be fit for children—without losing its...

A Belgian couple abide by strict preservation rules to breathe new life into an International Style villa by architect Lucien...

Type rehabs a rundown stone structure into an elegant dwelling—and then sets about rewilding its site in the English countryside.

In South Miami, a thoughtful revamp and extension embraces the outdoors on an intimate scale.

In a nature preserve, two creative directors design a colorful country home.

Soulful, surprising, and awe-inspiring, these architectural stops need to be on your itinerary.

Amanda Gunawan of OWIU Design turns a cookie-cutter space into an Asian-inflected haven with an industrial edge.