The “Skinniest House in London” Just Hit the Market at £950K At just six feet wide, the 1000-square-foot apartment is widely known as London’s thinnest home.
Get Ready to Bid on This Mirrored Prefab Chock-Full of Herman Miller Furniture The Herman Miller at the Mirror House Auction—a fundraiser for the new library in New Canaan, Connecticut—goes live April 12 with...
A Renovated Tiny Victorian with 21st-Century Interiors Tragedy begets opportunity in San Francisco when a fire-scorched Victorian is rebuilt from within.
Victorian Secrets Have you ever walked past a house on your way to work and thought, Wouldn’t it be nice to live there. Artist Judith Brenner did.
Light Floods This Dazzling Renovated Victorian in Australia Templeton Architecture integrates steel-framed apertures throughout an 1890 home in Victoria to stunning effect.
This Renovated Victorian in Melbourne Literally Says “Hello” to Passersby Revamped and expanded to accommodate a home and artist’s studio, Hello House is a true conversation starter.
A Historic Victorian in San Francisco Is Meticulously Transformed Into a Modern Family Home In San Francisco’s Alamo Square, Jensen Architects turns to the past to boldly reinterpret a storied historic home.
A Home on a Private Island That's Based on a Frank Lloyd Wright Design Is on the Market For $14.9M Located just 47 miles from New York City, Petra Island is a 10-acre private island in the middle of Lake Mahopac that's shaped...
A Two-Story Skylight Illuminates a Gracefully Renovated Victorian in London Architect Neil Dusheiko turns a narrow terrace house into a bright, wood-wrapped sanctuary for himself and his growing family.
A Melbourne Victorian Is Lovingly Renovated to Extend its Life Story The owners of a historic property in Melbourne see it as having a past, present, and future.
A 1904 Melbourne Victorian Freshens Up With a Curvaceous Mullet Renovation In Melbourne, a rear addition with bold curved elements turns an ornate Victorian into a heritage-worthy family home.
This May Be the Most Ecologically Ambitious Home Renovation on the Planet On Bainbridge Island, off the Washington coast, Charlie Hellstern Interior Design and The Miller Hull Partnership create the...
A 1957 Midcentury in Seattle Receives a Striking Makeover By removing walls, inserting new windows, and using a lighter color palette, Mowery Marsh Architects give this historic home a...
An 11-Year Renovation Helps a Couple Grow Simpatico With the Original Homeowner’s Quirky Vision An inspired, if poorly constructed, Los Angeles home gets a proper retrofit that preserves its many idiosyncrasies.
In Berlin, an Auto Repair Shop Becomes a High-Performance Home for a Painter and Her Family Playing into the space’s raw, industrial character, Studio Karhard creates a loftlike dwelling with bohemian flair.
A Major Restoration Updated This Midcentury Landmark in Belgium A Belgian couple abide by strict preservation rules to breathe new life into an International Style villa by architect Lucien...
Before & After: A Country Home Blossoms in the Ruins of an Old Stone Barn Type rehabs a rundown stone structure into an elegant dwelling—and then sets about rewilding its site in the English countryside.
A Minimalist Bungalow in Miami Welcomes a Sleek New Addition In South Miami, a thoughtful revamp and extension embraces the outdoors on an intimate scale.
Outside Paris, a 19th-Century House Conceals a Minimalist Tableau Rich With Color In a nature preserve, two creative directors design a colorful country home.
Before & After: An L.A. Loft in a Former Nabisco Factory Gets a Japanese-Inspired Makeover Amanda Gunawan of OWIU Design turns a cookie-cutter space into an Asian-inflected haven with an industrial edge.
A Midcentury Home Renovation Celebrates Its Striking, Open-Truss Ceiling Designed by a little-known architect in 1949, the now streamlined home honors its original bones.
A Cool Melbourne Cottage Riffs Off of its Victorian Neighbors Using the same roof form and materials as the houses surrounding it, this Australian residence reinterprets the pitched-roof...
An Antwerp Apartment Captures the Spirit of the Belle Époque In Antwerp, Belgium, a historic flat is transformed into a bright and airy, dreamy oasis.
Fashion Designer Lezanne Viviers’s Johannesburg Digs Double as a Studio and Concept Store The glass-fronted, 1960s gem acts as a display case for her eponymous label, vibrant artworks, and modernist furniture.
A Streamlined Addition Revives a Gloomy Victorian in Sydney The owners of this semi-detached, south-facing home asked the architects to bring in the light.
A Grand Victorian Glows Like a Lantern After a Luminous Retrofit Timmins + Whyte carves out a sun-soaked haven in a heritage-listed Melbourne home.
A Midcentury Relic in Perth Gets a Gut Renovation—and the Results Are Stunning With its modernist, ’60s flair preserved, the coastal family home now features flowing living spaces that combine bespoke...
A Victorian Home Takes Over the Ruins of an Old Parchment Factory in England Will Gamble Architects revives a crumbling, 17th-century structure with a svelte addition of steel, brick, and glass.
Before & After: A Faux Mountain Inspired by Disneyland Caps This Riotous Renovation in London Architect Mat Barnes transforms his Edwardian home into a postmodern playground of pattern and color.
Before & After: Curving Glass Walls Give This Traditional Beijing Home an Otherworldly Appeal A derelict courtyard residence gets revitalized with a sinuous, glass-walled pathway.
A 17th-Century Building in the Swiss Alps Is Reimagined as a Residence, Rental, and Wine Bar Designer Jonathan Tuckey reconfigures a stone-and-timber structure for contemporary living.
A Former Vegemite Warehouse in Sydney Is Transformed Into a Colorful Family Home This warehouse conversion by Ian Moore Architects also features an equine genetics laboratory and an enormous garage filled with...
Before & After: This Historic Midcentury With a Slinky Roofline Debuts at Modernism Week 2020 Once destined for destruction, the Miles Bates House—better known as the Wave House for its curvy roof—will finally open to the...
A Dilapidated Workshop Becomes an Eclectic, Live/Work Haven for Artists Nick Cave and Bob Faust Artist couple Nick Cave and Bob Faust work with Carlo Parente Architecture to craft a creative space in a 1920s industrial...
A Giant Ribbon of Wood Wraps This Mind-Bending Parisian Apartment Sculptural plywood walls weave new life into a 19th-century Parisian apartment while preserving its historic Haussmannien...
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