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A Modern Seattle Floating Home Takes Coastal Living to New Heights

Before arriving at its permanent home in Seattle’s Eastlake floating-home community, this two-story residence took a journey of its own. Built entirely on a concrete float at Dyna Builders‘ Ballard docks, the house was towed across the lake and installed…
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How to Design a Home Step by Step with Commune Design (Design Masterclass)

Learning how to design a home step by step begins with understanding the people who will inhabit it. For Los Angeles-based Commune Design, a successful home is shaped through collaboration, careful planning and an appreciation of everyday living. In this…
Architecture

Inside NBA Star Jaylen Brown’s Sleek Boston Penthouse | Open Door | Architectural Digest

NBA star Jaylen Brown welcomes AD inside his sleek Boston home. Inspired by James Bond, the NBA champion’s suave apartment features a hyperbaric recovery chamber, an Italian marble bathroom with 24-karat gold finishes, and a $20,000 toilet. From his championship…
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Forget Container Homes — Quonset Kits Start at $4,424 (Full Prices vs Tiny Houses)

A finished container home starts at $45,000. A factory tiny home starts at $60,000. But there’s a real steel home kit — a Quonset hut — that starts at just $4,424, and people are quietly building full-size houses with it.…
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A 1910 Seattle Beach House Gets a Colorful Makeover

Perched above Seattle’s Alki Beach, Alki Lookout is a century-old home that has traded conventional coastal style for a palette of saturated colors, playful patterns, and warm wood. With sweeping views of Puget Sound, Bainbridge Island, and the Olympic Mountains,…
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California Modernism Finds a Home on Canada’s West Coast

West Coast modernism has a distinct flavor—that blurring of lines between architecture and nature so exalted by mid-century practitioners is made manifest here. The style is most associated with California, especially the Pacific Palisades, but also much appreciated in British…
Architecture

Julianne Moore Can’t Live Without a Bathtub

Julianne Moore shows AD the most essential part of her home: her bathtub. Feeling inspired? Subscribe to AD and get a free tote with your subscription! → https://bit.ly/4jBCUMl Still haven’t subscribed to Architectural Digest on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/2zl7s34 Read another…
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Tiny House Builders Don’t Want You Knowing These 12 Hidden Costs (Full Breakdown)

🏡 New to Tiny Homes? Start Here: Tiny House Made Easy If the idea of building a tiny house feels overwhelming, this guide was made for you. Tiny House Made Easy simplifies the entire process into clear, manageable steps —…
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This Boomerang-Shaped House Wraps Around a Mountainside

Perched above 41 acres of rugged Wyoming terrain, a cantilevered, boomerang-shaped residence folds into the mountainside. Designed by CLB Architects, the home makes an unforgettable impression, a quiet marvel of restraint and precision framed by sweeping vistas. Photography by Matthew…
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The Up Studio Designs a Hamptons Home for Living Well and Aging in Place

On a wooded, irregularly shaped lot in the Hamptons, Victory Lap Residence is a 7,000-square-foot home designed by The Up Studio, which also oversaw the interior architecture. A dramatic pitched roof rises above the main gathering space, nearly doubling the…
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How to Style a Home with Custom Furniture and Art (Design Masterclass)

Understanding how to style a home with custom furniture and art begins with collecting pieces that hold personal meaning. At a residence in Wainscott, New York, designer Matt McKay shares his approach to creating interiors that balance individuality, comfort and…
Architecture

Chalet Moraine

The two main floors of Chalet Moraine, a lakeside vacation home in the Laurentians of Quebec, Canada, contain no load-bearing walls. Montreal studio Appareil Architecture designed the house for a couple who had lived on the site for several decades,…
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The Prefab Industry’s Best Kept Secret: 10 Expandable Homes From $9,590

Real expandable prefab homes starting at just $9,590 — fold-out container houses that arrive on a flatbed, unfold in under an hour, and give you a lockable, livable structure for less than a used pickup truck. If you’ve been shopping…
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Inside a Penthouse Where Architecture, Interior and River Become One (Penthouse Tour)

Inside a penthouse where architecture, interior and river become one, ARC Penthouse by bureau^proberts offers a remarkable expression of riverfront living in Brisbane. Positioned atop ARC Residences in Toowong, the residence embraces the Brisbane River through expansive views, carefully considered…
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Inside the Mind of Louis Vuitton’s Designer (Design Masterclass)

To go inside the mind of Louis Vuitton’s designer Cristián Mohaded is to encounter an approach shaped by craftsmanship, materiality, landscape and the belief that objects should carry stories. The Argentinian designer and artist traces his creative instincts to childhood,…
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Why You Should NEVER Buy The Most Expensive Tiny House

The difference between a $30,000 and an $80,000 prefab tiny house is NOT what you think. In two cases on this list, the cheaper home actually gives you more house than the expensive one — and one $79K studio quietly…
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Architect Buries a Home in a Hillside So the Neighbours Can’t See It (House Tour)

When an architect buries a home in a hillside, the result is a close connection between architecture and landscape. At Toro Canyon House, Marmol Radziner has created a contemporary hillside home overlooking Montecito, Santa Barbara and the Pacific Ocean. Designed…
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262 Fifth Avenue Pairs Sculptural Architecture With Serene Interiors

At 262 Fifth Avenue, the elevator shafts, major MEP risers, and service infrastructure sit outside the perimeter of the apartments. Architecture studio Meganom developed this exo-core arrangement for the 860-foot NoMad tower in collaboration with structural engineers at WSP and…