Rediscover the phenomenon of photosynthesis with these incredibly eclectic greenhouses.

From wedding venue to weekend retreat, this tiny cabin on an island near Vancouver encourages sunbathing and hot tubbing.

Once home to modernist architect Barry Dierks, this historic home overlooking the Mediterranean Sea gets some functional updates...

A Vancouver garden blossoms alongside fresh development.

The darling cottage sits on a private islet off the coast of Addison, Maine, and boasts panoramic views of the surrounding Wohoa...

Part of Atlantis The Royal Residences on the city’s tree-shaped island, the posh pad overlooks the gulf and enjoys private beach...

Soak up resort-like living with a saltwater pool, spa, and an abundance of bespoke design details.

Situated steps from the Costa Rican shore, this weekend retreat prioritizes playtime on the coast.

Casa Ojalá installs its first adaptable, off-grid suite on a picturesque hillside in Italy’s Val d’Orcia region.

Navigating a tricky corner lot, the founders of OPEN For Humans create a live/work sanctuary that privileges outdoor spaces.

The eco-conscious home furnishings brand brings its signature comfort to the outdoors.

Arctic Bath plunges visitors into the remote wilderness of Sweden’s Lapland region.

If being surrounded by water puts you in a good mood, then a modern houseboat may be your perfect escape.

The cofounders of The Brooklyn Home Company take their skill set to sea to give a 1983 tugboat a bow-to-stern revamp.

Shaped like an upside-down seat, the Chairhouse is an experimental base for art-making and adventure.

Designed for a quirky wellness professional, the Lovell Health House is an International Style landmark that galvanized Neutra’s...

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

Despite lockdowns and quarantines brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, the question of how to shape public space has never...

The New York City parks around the Brooklyn Bridge are about to gain an upstream sibling.

Designed in 1948 by Thomas Dolliver Church, the kidney pool—and its artistic ethos—got everyone hooked on the hedonistic...

The retreat by Croxatto & Opazo is all about openness with outdoor stairs connecting to roof terraces and ocean views.

As I trekked northward to Maine last month for a lobster-filled weekend getaway, I stumbled upon the Ogunquit Museum of American...

An afternoon in the park has evolved from picnicking in the local cemetery to sun-bathing atop a retrofitted railroad trestle.

This Swedish guesthouse embodied Nordic building traditions for a modern extension.

It’s no secret that we have a brand-crush on the wedding registry site, Zola. We even blogged about it. Luckily, they like us,...

We sunbathe, picnic, and play sports on them. Our bare feet seem inexorably drawn to them.

The country is trying to reverse its legacy of under-investing in public housing by churning out projects that defy expectations...

There are many materials used today in and around the home, but one of the most frequently used and requested materials by...

Picnic in the nude in Berlin, hike a mountain in Taipei—or recreate the feeling in your own backyard.

For Tad Beck, making a home out of a stolid, windowless warehouse meant opening it up from the inside out.

Before the style of reclining outdoor furniture became a symbol of outdoor leisure, it was used for a very different purpose.

In his 745-square-foot flat, the Meta product designer mixes raw concrete with polished metal, mirrors built for RVs, and...

Hailing from Ridgecrest, California—a wonderful desert town at the base of the Sierra Nevadas—photographer Brent Rowland is a...