ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
Tour a Sprawling Napa Valley Estate That’s a Dream for Those of All Ages. After buying their historic Wine Country weekend escape, a young San Francisco family enlisted interior designer Peter Dunham to translate their welcoming, informal style throughout. June 26, 2024.
This Williamsburg Townhouse is the Ultimate Party Pad, With Nods to Classic NYC Hotels and French Farmhouses. The dynamic Brooklyn home, complete with an outbuilding, belongs to a family who loves to entertain. April 12, 2024.
An All-Black Kitchen Anchors the Interior Scheme of This Modern Farmhouse. Layering, texture, and shape bring one family’s weekend retreat to life. March 11, 2024.
See How One Designer Approached a Historic Home Renovation in New York for Clients With Modern Style. Interior designer Melissa Lee finds a delicate balance between original turn-of-the-century details and minimal Scandinavian decor. January 22, 2024.
This Chic Home Pushes Back on Las Vegas Stereotypes. Starting with a young couple’s contemporary art collection, designer Daniella Villamil crafted colorful interiors full of elevated glamour. January 5, 2024,
Tour a Dream San Francisco Home That’s All About Great Marble. A young family found a house in the perfect neighborhood just when they needed more space. September 6, 2023.
This 1953 Classic Found a Second Life Thanks to a Design-Loving Young Couple. The midcentury gem got an overdue update for a family that spends all their time by the pool. August 7, 2023.
Inside a French Provincial-Style Seattle Home That Was Restored to Its Classic Glory. Interior designer Kylee Shintaffer revitalized a highly detailed and century-old residence for her family. June 9, 2023.
ROBB REPORT
Forget Neutrals. Here are 5 Red Furnishings That’ll Add a Bold Pop of Color To Your Home. Toeing the line between sophisticated refinement and punkish edge, oxblood red has reentered the design scene, taking center stage as the season’s hottest color. August 4, 2024.
Architect Todd Saunders is Proving That Striking Design Can Be Its Own Destination. Aurland Outlook and Fogo Island Inn projects by the emerging talent aim to attract visitors along routes in Norway and beyond. July 28, 2024.
The Best in Design, From a Reimagined Frank Lloyd Wright Desk to Marset Lighting. Standout essentials that elevate your home and office spaces via eye-catching design. June 13, 2024.
The Builder: Mark Grattan | Meet 9 Creative Innovators Who Are Changing Luxury As We Know It. Here, a portfolio of leaders with both the talent and the tenacity to move things forward. June 11, 2024.
How Architect Piero Lissoni is Shaping the World of High Design. The industry heavyweight creative directs more than a dozen brands, plus his own multidisciplinary studio. April 14, 2024.
Meet 7 Designers Moving Fashion, Interiors, and Architecture Forward. An emerging class of creators—of clothing, interiors, furniture, and more—is proving you don’t need decades of experience to make an impact. You just need something to say. March 23, 2024.
How a 700-Year-Old Italian Convent Was Transformed Into a Modern Family Home. Architect Laura Gasparini's fused 21st-century design choices with historic elements to create an expansive Italian abode. march 16, 2024.
10 Must-See Exhibitions at the World’s Biggest Design Show. The 62nd edition of Salone del Mobile promises even more surprises than its usual slate of installations and releases. March 16, 2024.
Agnes Studio Talks Latin American Design With Art Historian Ana Elena Mallet. As contemporary Latin American design finally takes center stage, there’s never been a better time to discuss the region’s influence and heritage. February 25, 2024.
These Three New Coffee Table Books Offer Up Design Inspo for Your Next Remodel. This new crop of design-focused books from Rizzoli to Assouline will make you want to refresh your space. February 11, 2024.
This $20 Million Prewar Penthouse in San Francisco Shows off Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. The two-level home atop 2000 Washington includes four bedrooms, a gallery, and ornate architectural details. December 17, 2023.
Lavish In-Home Bars Are Becoming the New Luxury Must-Have. Dial up your entertaining experience with a fully loaded built-in bar. November 26, 2023.
How Interior Designers Are Softening Brutalism’s Rough Edges. The polarizing midcentury style is making a resurgence in the great indoors. November 19, 2023.
DWELL
Before & After: A Highland Park Fixer-Upper Sings with a New Archway Motif. An architect and filmmaker take on the run-down condition and wonky layout of a 100-year-old Los Angeles home, modernizing the interior to suit their love of entertaining. August 26, 2024.
Budget Breakdown: In Rural Texas, a Couple Builds an Off-Grid Forever Home for $1.68M. Designed by Murray Legge Architecture, the courtyard house is topped with a jagged roof that harvests solar energy and directs rain to a giant cistern, where it’s filtered to become potable. August 5, 2024.
Budget Breakdown: This Sears Kit Home in Houston Originally Cost $1,299. It Just Got a $368K Glow Up. A family expands the 1920s prefab with a two-level addition, introducing storage solutions, a primary suite, and a powder room painted a punchy blue. March 29, 2024.
Budget Breakdown: A Houston Family Nearly Doubles the Floor Plan of Thier Beloved Bungalow for $391K. So what if they went $100K over? A standing-seam metal roof, expert millwork, a playroom with a climbing wall, and a powder-blue motif make it all theirs. February 23, 2024.
Budget Breakdown: A Work-From-Home Couple Reenvision a Loft for $291K. Amy and Tomasz run their photography business from a maple plywood workspace hung with Japanese noren curtains in their sub-1,000-square-foot flat. December 1, 2023.
Budget Breakdown: She Built a $277K Starter Home in Her Childhood Backyard. Most single-family listings in Santa Cruz, California, were asking more than $1 million, so Melissa Virostko and her husband created a 600-square-foot ADU for their family of four behind her mom’s house. November 17, 2023.
Budget Breakdown: This $4,500 DIY Camper is One Designer’s Ticket to Outdoor Adventure. Douglas Peterson-Hui uses plywood and salvaged parts to craft a tiny trailer packed with vintage vibes. October 4, 2023.
The Conversation Pit Makes a Comeback At This Family’s South Africa Home. Its outdoor gathering space squares with other modernist touches, like a flat roof, exciting brickwork, and large-format windows framed in steel. September 15, 2023.
Retired Vermont-Lovers Build a Forever Home Inspired by Vintage Ski Cabins. The area gets 100 inches of snow per year, so architect David R. MacLean drew up a design with steeply pitched roofs and crystalline skylights that echo the cupolas on traditional barns. July 31, 2023.
Before & After: A Big Stair Moment Steps Up a ‘90s Residence for a Multigenerational Family. A new opening at the center of the refinished Mercer Island home keeps everyone connected, from the basement to the loft. July 21, 2023.
This Refined Getaway Started as a Rustic A-Frame With No Running Water. Located off paved roads, across a river, and up a mountain, Pablo Pérez Palacios’s cabin in the Mexican wilderness has a rooftop terrace designed for entertaining. May 22, 2023.
On Vancouver Island, a Family Squeezes a Serence Studio Between a Rock and a Hard Place. Best of all, its green roof channels rainwater through the craggy terrain to create a trickling fountain. May 15, 2023.
This Airy Home on Stilts is One South American Family’s Beach Retreat for All Seasons. It combines a courtyard, patios, a hole-punched roof, and a pool with beach views but can be buttoned up in winter to create warm, cozy interiors. April 28, 2023.
A Home in the Oakland Hills Hal-Lost in a Fire Gives its Owner a Whole New Start. Its natural light and suspended feeling among the trees made it worth hanging on to. That, and the opportunity for Sammie Host to create the minimalist home of her dreams. March 31, 2023.
Budget Breakdown: a Dilapidated Desert House Springs Back to Life for $165K. After falling victim to several hasty renovations, a midcentury home near Joshua Tree is stripped to its studs and fully rebuilt by an L.A. director with a DIY sensibility. March 20, 2023.
Budget Breakdown: A Seattle Family Builds a Rugged Cabin on a Remote Island for $41K. Working with salvaged and donated materials (and without ferry service), the Stinns assemble a dreamy getaway piece by piece. January 23, 2023.
Before & After: Two Architects Bring Balance to a Shaky Toronto Home. LAMAS Architecture gets to the root of the problem by shoring up its unsettled foundation and fixing damage from a fallen tree. January 18, 2023.
A Refreshed Midcentury House Keeps the Details and Cleans Out the Rough Edges. For the second part of a multiphase renovation, the architects at GO’C focused on the original Albert Orin Bumgardner design, and pared back newer additions. October 21, 2022.
ARCHITECTURAL RECORD
mwworks Designs a Private Lakeside Refuge in the Heart of Seattle, September 12, 2023
AZURE
Mork-Ulnes’ Serene Gable-Roofed Home in San Francisco. For the house in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights district, Mork-Ulnes Architects closely collaborated with its clients — who boast a prodigious collection of art and furniture. December 21, 2023.
In Sweden, a House by Claesson Koivisto Rune Cracks the Building Code. In an area just shy of the Arctic Circle, Swedish firm Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects designs a bold crimson dwelling under strict local regulations. April 27, 2023.
AUSTIN HOME
2024 Home & Design Awards: Best in Architecture. Designed by Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, the cantilevered Greenbelt Residence on the Bouldin Creek Greenbelt seamlessly blends competing priorities. 2024 Home & Design Awards Issue.
State of the Art: A West Lake Hills Masterpiece by StoneFox. The home of gallerist Lora Reynolds balances modernist architecture with contemporary art. Spring 2024 Issue.
Interior Designer Jennifer Fisher’s Eclectic Bungalow. The home features a mix of rare vintage finds and playful accents. Winter 2023 Issue.
Interior Designer Heidi Houdek’s Respite Among the Trees. When the Modern Hippie Design owner found an unexpected gem in Northwest Hills, she outfitted it as a welcoming space fit for four. Winter 2023 Issue.
Interior Designer Claire Zinnecker’s Cottage of Curiosities. After transporting an East Side bungalow north to Georgetown, the interior designer created her own five-acre oasis. Winter 2023 Issue.
Forget the Term “Backyard Cottage,” — This ADU’s Bold Lines Sit Front and Center. With odes to the main house, the 550-square-foot addition provides the perfect intro to the property. Fall 2023 Issue.
This House’s Sweeping Roofs Engage the Surrounding Wilderness. Running along a creek and cantilevered on a limestone cliff, the home provides stellar views inside and out. Fall 2023 Issue.
This Kitchen Was Defined By Adjacent Heritage Oaks. The compact kitchen lets the outdoors shine. Summer 2023 Issue.
This Family Home Feels Like an Elevated Urban Cabin. Between the serene Shaker cabinets, custom-screen porch, and double Murphy beds, the house pairs style with everyday function. Summer 2023 Issue.
Home & Design Awards: Best in Architecture. A Lake Austin home uses three interlocking sections to maximize views and maintain privacy. Spring 2023 Design Awards Issue.
A Lake Austin Home Joins the Mass Timber Movement. The inviting exteriors open to a home designed for quality time with friends and family. Spring 2023 Issue.
A Modern Renovation Takes Traditional to An Artful New Level. Coffered ceilings meet stormy tones in this elevated Lake Austin home. November 28, 2022.