The bold colors, use of space and rhythms of Piet Mondrian's work are not only a major influence on serious modernists, but they can also provide a lot of fun for the kiddos. At least architect Stephen J. Vanze of Barnes... more »

A week after seeing one of Imbue Design's projects in Salt Lake City, the head of a local nonprofit that develops low-income housing hired the company — composed of Christopher Talvy, Hunter... more »

“Tiny" doesn't have to mean "timid." Project Manager Javis Ma of Urban Design & Build kept this mantra in mind when turning a small Hong Kong residence into a stylish... more »

A bold splash of white against the dark Montana forest — this home isn't afraid to stand out. But there's much more to this house than its unique exterior. Geothermal heating, a passive solar design, a rain-catching water system and rooftop solar panels... more »

Carmel-by-the-Sea (often called just Carmel), a small town on California's Monterey Peninsula, is known as much for its golf as for its natural beauty. Chicago's Dirk Denison Architects tapped into this beauty in a house the firm designed on a narrow... more »

Skyhouse is an aptly named skyscraper penthouse in lower Manhattan. The residence was designed by David Hotson, who inserted four floors into the previously unoccupied... more »

When Austin, Texas, native Robert Dull visited Nicaragua for the first time in 1997, he fell in love with the country and vowed to come back and buy land as soon as possible. Two years later he fulfilled his dream by buying 10 acres on a hillside 320... more »

A millennium-old conundrum for families — and extended families — is that while of course everyone loves one another and wants to spend time together, sometimes people just need their space. That was the case when a Spokane, Washington, couple and... more »

Hong Kong architect Clifton Leung didn’t have much space to work with when designing this 1,000-square-foot flat. But taking cues from airplane galley kitchens and a minimalist mentality, they made... more »

A while ago I took a crack at defining the differences between modern and contemporary architecture by looking at the exteriors of 10 homes. In my view modern architecture is rooted in the early- and... more »

Four and a half years. That’s how long Mary Hurlock-Murphy, husband Grant Risdon, their three kids, two dogs and a cat lived in an 800-square-foot, three-bedroom, 100-year-old farmhouse in Seattle before undertaking a remodel. The... more »

The aptly nicknamed Eyebrow House catches the eye of anyone who walks past it — just as it did with the location scouts for IFC's hit cable series Portlandia. The spaceship-style rear and innovative... more »

When two parents with nine kids needed a home base in Austin, Texas, they decided to create their own. They scooped up a double lot in up-and-coming East Austin and hired architect and builder Finn Sigurdsson, an Icelandic transplant and... more »

For general contractor Francisco Wheelock and his wife, Myriam Caldera, the move to this dream house was a happy homecoming. After studying civil engineering in Texas, Wheelock returned to his hometown of... more »