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• 5 High-Design Decks Ready for the Dog Days of Summer

  

  When documentary filmmaker Tim Wright built a modular abode by Blu Homes not far from Talesin, the famed studio and school of his grandfather, Frank Lloyd... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 8 Distinctive Gifts for Newlyweds

  

  After getting its start in concept lighting, Niche Modern has expanded its designs to include other household items, including vases, candle holders, and more. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Tiny Two-Story Structures

  

  A compact 712-square-foot cottage sits on top of a 430-square-foot workshop in San Francisco, where the owner’s firm prototypes and produces custom furnishings... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• House of the Week: Charming Garden Outbuilding

  

  The studio occupies the corner of a backyard filled with carefully-tended plants. They positioned the studio at the yard’s far corner, diagonal from the main... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 7 Tropical Oases

  

  When architects Melissa and Jacob Brillhart set out to design their new home in downtown Miami, they drew inspiration from Florida modernism and the dogtrot... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Raised Beach House Keeps Above Water in a Flood-Prone Area

  

  “In consideration of the context, the design aimed to reinterpret the traditional beach shack vernacular in a contemporary way by embracing traditional... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• How to Do Irregular Window Patterns

  

  Soaring ceilings, built-in furniture, and minimal color make this Munich home feel huge. Playfully protruding and recessed windows define the street-facing... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 5 Crazy Cantilevers

  

  A verdant plaza below a cantilevered structure serves as a natural acoustic insulator at the Pennsylvania State University Millennium Science Complex. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 5 Cool Houses in Cold Climates

  

  The wood-clad Strolz House nestles in the winter snow at the edge of the Austrian village of Lech. Large shutters help protect the windows against avalanche... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 7 Bookshelves We Love

  

  Architect Emily Jagoda renovated a tree-damaged garage into a library and rec room for a family in Santa Monica, creating custom shelving from plywood. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Universal Design: How Accessible Homes Incorporate Ramps

  

  In Santa Monica, California, where pools are plenty but not always eye-pleasing, Padraic Cassidy lifted one home's pool 30 inches off the ground­—dramatically... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Modern Homes with Reflecting Pools

  

  Atop a warehouse/office building overlooking Seattle’s Salmon Bay waterway, Tom Bayley’s home by Miller Hull Partnership watches over a 250-slip marina. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Look at Arches in the Modern Home

  

  Layer by layer, a crumbling 18th-century flat in the middle of Barcelona found new life at the hands of architect Benedetta Tagliabue. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Sculptural Desert Escape Inspired by a Shadow

  

  An unadorned black façade echoes the homeowners’ brief but compelling instructions to the architects to design a house like a shadow. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 6 Rooms With All-White Interiors

  

  The acclaimed Italian designers Ludovica+Roberto Palomba carved a serene retreat out of a 17th-century oil mill in Salento, filling it with custom creations... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Modern Architecture in Miami

  

  Architect Allan Shulman tackled one of Miami’s biggest architectural challenges when he designed a two-story home on a leafy lot dominated by a “solution... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Daring Hillside Home Made of Wood, Concrete, and Volcanic Stone

  

  The house is built into the hillside but its top floor entrance is level with the street. The stone wall provides privacy while the garage and a pedestrian... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 12 See-Through Homes

  

  Fine craftsmanship underlies this collaboration between Zecc Architects and designer Roel van Norel in the quiet forest north of Utrecht. Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 9 Modern Floating Homes and Houseboats

  

  "It’s kind of a pilgrimage getting from the house to the lake,” explains architect Arthur Andersson, who, with partner Chris Wise, designed this boathouse and... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 8 Ways to Do Dark Floors

  

  After nearly eight years of renting a tiny apartment in the center of Asolo, in northern Italy, Guido Chiavelli and his wife, Sabrina, were ready to find a hous... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN