Homes
Skinny House, Just 13 Feet Wide, Offers Sun and Air in a Dense Vietnam City
There's just something about a narrow house: Remarkable for their ability to squeeze in all the necessary domestic functions in a constrained space, these slim residences are most frequently deployed in high-density cities across southeast Asia.
Palm Springs's Iconic Elrod House, a John Lautner Gem, Asks $8M
Returning to the market after a lengthy legal battle, this concrete masterpiece lets you live inside a Bond movie.
Rugged Texas Home Proves Weathered Steel Has Both Brawn and Beauty
Comprising a quartet of interconnected, gabled pavilions with self-contained functions, the 3,700-square-foot residence's peaked form and rugged cladding references agricultural buildings in the region.
Glorious, Modern Brazilian Home Ready for Summer Parties
Many times we've seen concrete, wood, and glass combine into striking homes with incredible indoor-outdoor experiences. But it's not everyday the finished product is as dramatic as this new retreat in Itupeva.
Using Natural Wood to Open up an Apartment and Make It Look Bigger
The use of natural wood to open up and make the most efficient use of a small living space is now officially a trend, at least in Japan, and may soon see even wider adoption. Here are two more examples of plain wood employed to great, room-widening effect.
Farmhouse Meets Glass House in Radical Belgian Home
When updating century-old residences, some homeowners seek to seamlessly blend the old and new. Dirk Wynants, owner of the Belgian outdoor furniture company Extremis, took the exact opposite approach.
Dreamy Modern Cabin Has a Green Roof and Tree Inside
With this green-roofed, tree-hugging woodland house, Ecuadorian architects Luis Velasco Roldan and Ángel Hevia Antuña demonstrate how to incorporate traditional building techniques in a modern design—and all in 524 square feet.
Killer Modern House in Brazil Opens Right Up to the Great Outdoors
The two-story glass-and-steel MLA House in São Paulo, designed by local firm Jacobsen Arquitetura, centers on a double-height living room that is, essentially, an expansive covered porch.
This Boxy, Minimalist Home Was Built for a Japanese Art-Lover
The home's series of pavilion-like spaces guide visitors along an intuitive route for looking at the owner's art.
3 Sublime Villas to Inspire Your Summer Travels
With Memorial Weekend fast approaching—and with it the unofficial start of summer—we've got vacation on our minds. Here are three sublime, wanderlust-provoking abodes-with-pools in Spain, Greece, and Mexico that we'd love to jet to posthaste.
Remodel Creates Bright Modern Home Behind a Victorian Facade
The Aussies are still at it with their "party in the back" game. Here, the classic Victorian facade of this 16-foot-wide inner city Melbourne home belie the dramatically modern revamp in the rear.
This Eco-Friendly San Francisco Apartment Building Is Clad in Plastic
Designed by Bay Area studio Kennerly Architecture and Planning, the building encompasses a townhouse and two two-story apartments.
Sleek Extension of 1880s House Grows Around a Poplar Tree in the Backyard
There are lots of ways to go about designing a fabulous home extension, and sometimes a key piece of inspiration could be right in your backyard. Take a look at this neat example.
Swedish Architect's Own Summer Home Is Serene and Dreamy
Located in Hälsingland in central Sweden, the Lundnäs House sits on an old foundation of granite that once anchored a ceramic stove factory. The back portion of the house incorporates brick and stone recovered from the site.
Gabled Japanese Farmhouse Is Mod Twist on a Traditional Barn
This gabled house about an hour southwest of Tokyo is a new build, but references barn design with its pitch-roofed profile and timber exterior.
Stylish Modern Ski Chalet Makes Room for a Family of 15
Built to withstand the region's winds and heavy snowfall (up to 65 feet!), the three-story timber house echoes—in form and color—the grove of pines around it.
Gorgeous Modern House Makes Peace With a Rocky, Wooded Site
With a low-lying, slightly torqued form, this gorgeous house nestles in a stand of trees, on a site bound in by walls of locally quarried granite.
Peek Inside a Lovely Revamped 1960s Home in Melbourne
Dubbed the Stepping House, and designed by Melbourne firm Bower Architecture, the residence's lowkey black-and-white facade hides stellar, light-filled interiors.
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Dome Sweet Dome: 15 Geodesic Dwellings for Sale Across the U.S.
Those looking beyond right angles for a dome of one's own, this is the map for you
Daring House Overlooking African Dam Has Serious Bond Villain Lair Vibes
The 16,145-square-foot timber and granite house was built atop a rocky hill overlooking a dam "in a secret location in Africa." Here's peek inside.
Inside an Off-Grid Modern Desert Retreat in Arizona
Designed by Tucson-based firm DUST, the rectilinear house—called Casa Caldera—comprises board-formed walls made of a volcanic rock aggregate with a gorgeous ruddy hue.
Gorgeous Summer House Updates the Classic Shingle-Style Home
The shingles on the house contribute to its undeniable charm, and are a nod to the area's history as a site of Quaker settlement.
Apartment's Gorgeous Historic Tiles Uncovered in Revamp
Local architecture studio Narch removed interior walls at this early-20th century flat in Barcelona's Eixample district, adding new, translucent-glass partitions.
Glass and Steel Modern Stunner Rises in Chilean Forest
Set among an eucalyptus forest on a sloped site, this stunning new house in the secluded Cachagua, Chile was built around the trees rather than over them. It's also a lot cozier than it lets on.
The 10 Best Renovated Homes for Sale Across the U.S.
From a midcentury stunner in Washington state to a modest, but no-less lovely, townhouse in Washington, D.C., we've got you covered.
Revamp Transforms Apartment Into Airy Loft With a Cool Sunken Kitchen
Though it's a novel move, the sunken kitchen is an ingenious way to capitalize on limited square footage in an apartment with high ceilings but less in the way of usable floor space.
Hip Boston Home Marries 1890s Facade and Industrial Flair
This newly completed house in Boston's South End neighborhood looks like two separate homes due to the distinct side-by-side facades, but it's actually one breezy residence combining the old and new. Here's a look inside.
Awesome 'Treehouse' Includes Cabin, Catwalk, and Observation Deck
What happens when you promise your child a treehouse but your property doesn't actually have a tree? For one father, the answer is to build the next best thing: a four-part "treehouse" apparatus perched atop a boundary wall, hovering ever so closely to a real tree in the neighbor's yard.
Renovation Adds Sleek New Extension to Classic London Home
This brick-and-timber annex in London's Belsize Park neighborhood accommodates a new, spacious kitchen and dining area, stepping down to the rear garden.
Amazing Maui House Is Memphis From Top to Bottom
One of few private commissions designed by Ettore Sottsass, this hilltop Maui house embodies Memphis design through and through. You've got to see it to believe it.
Gorgeous Vertical Lakeside House Capitalizes on Stellar Views
The Blue Lake Retreat house by Lake Flato rises three stories on a steep slope and prominently features its exposed-steel frame, plus timber accents and corrugated-metal siding and roof.
Revamp Transforms Quake-damaged Barn Into Modern Home
Italian firm Archiplan Studio helped rehabilitate the barn, hiding the interiors behind accordion-style wood-slat shutters on the former barn's facade.
Plywood Interiors Provide Compact Japanese House Storage, Cozy Vibes
Created for a family of four, this gabled, two-level dwelling in Japan's Osaka prefecture nestles on a tight lot among three taller buildings.
Gorgeous Modern House in Patagonia Opens Right Up to the Great Outdoors
On a site along Argentina's Limay River, Remy Arquitectos has built this lavish private residence, which comes complete with a pool and deck (natch) and a landscaped backyard.
Eco-Friendly Home Shows How to Protect Birds and Nature
In terms of respecting the environment, architect Allan Shope went above and beyond when designing a home for himself in upstate New York. For example, the house, built into a hill for natural cooling, features windows that deter bird collisions.
A Rad House Covered by Recycled Doors and Windows
How's this for some Earth Day inspiration: Over in Mumbai, India, local firm S+PArchitects built a concrete home that recycles a bunch of old doors and windows into a rather eye-catching facade. And that's just the beginning.
Revamp Transforms Crumbling 1700s Stone House Into Stellar Modern Home
Scottish design firm WT Architects revives an ailing 1700s stone house, transforming it into a home fit for 21st-century life.
Gorgeous, Angular Modern House Makes a Solid Case for Concrete
Designed by Buenos Aires firm Estudio Besonias Almedia, this concrete houses L-shaped plan and open-plan interiors are made entirely of planes that meet in a riot of 90-degree angles.
Lowly Concrete Block Gets Stylish Remix at Vietnam Home
This house in Vietnam by local firm Khuôn Studio deploys 1,300 custom-designed concrete blocks to interesting effect, creating a double-skinned facade that allows natural ventilation and dappled natural light inside the house.