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The House of Three Trees showcases the power of traditional wooden joinery. An inventive display of wooden joinery technique, The House of Three Trees in Sanju-si, South Korea, is not only supported by tree structures inside, but evokes a canopy…

Peek inside some of our favorite designers’ home offices, and get their tips for creating a successful WFH setup (or mindset) of your own. Because we could all use a little home-office inspiration right now, we asked some of our…

The culture of large retail chains across the world has seen commercial design take a more monotonous trend in the last few years. While a similar store design of the brand does give customers a sense of familiarity and encourages…

Calming materials and cozy feels make this Hong Kong apartment extra enchanting. Although the high-energy city of Hong Kong doesn’t usually conjure up images of quiet relaxation, the home that design firm Bean Buro envisioned for one young family is certainly…

The Gillman Residence in Palm Springs gets a new lease on life, and a $3.2M price tag, with an update by Thomboy Properties. It’s hard to imagine this restored midcentury gem was nearly demolished. Yet, it wasn’t too long ago…

Life has drastically changed this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This fact rings especially true for parents. With schools closed, children are home all day. When you’re not homeschooling them, you’re looking to fill their time with interesting projects.…

Hanson Land & Sea use local, reclaimed materials to transform a 1970s Airstream into a family escape. When brothers Ryan and Marlin Hanson, of Hanson Land & Sea—a design-build company in the Sunshine Coast region of British Columbia, Canada—discovered a…

Over the past seven years, Australian architect Jeremy Bull has renovated his home three times, describing it as a “scaffold for a growing family.” This architect’s home on a leafy street in Sydney’s eastern suburbs is an ever-changing work in…

Massive counter-weighted windows encase the facade—framing views of equally enormous Douglas firs. Award-winning architects Jim Cuter and Bruce Anderson describe their approach to design as “an attempt to reveal the nature of every circumstance: The nature of the place in…

Nine years ago, Jessica Helgerson turned a former goose check station into the perfect tiny house for her family. Today, it’s been repurposed once again—to house a surgeon during the coronavirus pandemic. When Jessica and her husband Yianni bought a…

In the modern home, space is the most important commodity. This is truer in case of urban apartments and suburban residences where every inch matters. One easy way to maximize limited space is to turn to all the vertical room…

Brooklyn-based Descience Lab converts a “shabby-chic” beach house in the Hamptons into a timeless retreat. In many remodel projects, constraints provide fertile ground for creative solutions. Such was the case with this top-to-bottom makeover of a Montauk beach house. The…

This uber-green dwelling not only walks the walk, it talks the talk. Designed by North River Architecture & Planning (NRAP) for their Senior Designer, Peter Reynolds, the Accord Passive House is a beacon of sustainable design. The comfortable, affordable, and…

This Danish home’s IKEA kitchen gets a fresh look thanks to Muller Van Severen’s inspired pairing of marble and polyethylene. Last year, the owners of an acclaimed Danish design brand decided that it was time to remodel the kitchen of…

There are plenty of different ways in which we have already seen attics being revamped to meet the demands of homeowners who wish to utilize the additional space. But this attic apartment renovation in Madrid is something truly exceptional and…

Yabu Pushelberg, Kelly Wearstler, and other experts share the small changes you can make right now to boost your mood. “There’s no place like home,” Dorothy Gale once mused, a lasting pronouncement that takes on new meaning as many of…

A tranquil riverside home celebrates the surrounding landscape. Shelby and Ana Oostwouder loved their Houston home—they called it the “Alice in Wonderland” house due to its whimsical design—but sadly, it was a “money pit.” “It was very architecturally imaginative, but…

If you are a design lover, then it is safe to see that you are already familiar with the specific architectural style and decorating influences that each major city brings along with it. Be it Melbourne, Barcelona, London or San…