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This Mexican Prefab Cabin Avoids Clichés While Framing Nature

1 day ago | dwell.com | Jack Morley

View 15 PhotosKnotty pine and A-frames are nowhere to be found in this mountain lodging—just an artful sense of the outdoors. View 15 PhotosWhen you’re staying at a cabin in the woods, how much does the design of that cabin matter? You’re there for the trees, the birds, the glory of nature—not the architecture.
How a Turf-Wrapped Chia Pet Keeps a Landscape Architect Grounded in Her Work

1 day ago | dwell.com | Lauren Gallow

View 2 PhotosMichelle Arab shares how the irreverent objet d’art she got 20 years ago reminds her to find the beauty—and humor—in change. View 2 PhotosAfter finishing my education, I moved to Seattle and got my first job at a landscape architecture firm, where I surrounded my desk with plants.
For $1.2M, You Can Nab This Quirky Cabin on Martha’s Vineyard

2 days ago | dwell.com | Will Allstetter

View 10 PhotosThe ’70s home might be clad in traditional wood shingles—but its angular, elevated form is anything but conventional.
A Remote Island Retreat’s Hefty Wooden Doorknob Hints at Its Highly Custom Interiors

2 days ago | dwell.com | Grace Bernard

View 21 PhotosA fieldstone kitchen island rhymes with a hearth in the sunken living room, accessed by a built-in set of walnut stairs framing a sofa. View 21 PhotosHouses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.
This Wild $1.3M North Carolina Home Is Buried Beneath the Earth

5 days ago | dwell.com | Will Allstetter

View 9 PhotosThe bunker-like dwelling has reinforced concrete walls—tempered with midcentury-inspired interiors and a grassy rooftop with a massive skylight. View 9 PhotosLocation: 46 Dortch Avenue, Asheville, North CarolinaPrice: $1,275,000Year Built: 1978Architect: Richard A. WebsterFootprint: 1,364 square feet (2 bedrooms, 2 baths)Lot Size: 0.32 AcresFrom the Agent: "Designed by local architect Richard A. Webster and commissioned by Dr. & Mrs.
There’s No Front Door at This Family Home Outside Barcelona

5 days ago | dwell.com | Grace Bernard

View 10 PhotosThe brick residence has several entries placed around the perimeter, and is heated only via a woodburning stove and the sun. View 10 PhotosIn moving from an apartment in bustling Barcelona to Matadepera, a quiet village roughly 45 minutes away by car, one could assume you’d easily find more privacy. But that wasn’t so for Gloria, Jordi, and their two children, who built their first home on a lot shared with in-laws.
This Home in the Czech Republic Feels Holy (and Is Literally Hole-y)

6 days ago | dwell.com | Grace Bernard

View 23 PhotosHundreds of perforations in the facade create a mesmerizing display of light across the all-white interiors. View 23 PhotosHouses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here.
This $3.9M Midcentury on the San Francisco Bay Comes With a Boat Dock

6 days ago | dwell.com | Will Allstetter

View 14 PhotosDesigned by Jack Finnegan, the waterfront home has a brand-new kitchen, restored floors and ceilings, and Japanese-inspired gardens.
A Renowned Artist’s L.A. Renovation Added a Distinct Facade-and Kicked Off a Much Bigger Project

6 days ago | dwell.com | William Hanley

View 19 PhotosThe perforated metal screens that cover Charles Gaines and Roxana Landaverde’s house pay homage to the grids found in Charles’s best-known work. View 19 PhotosWhen you see them from the street, the perforated white metal screens seem a little on the nose.
From the Archive: When It Comes to Renovating an Eichler, How Much Change Is Too Much?

6 days ago | dwell.com | Virginia Postrel

View 3 PhotosMore than two decades ago, we wrote about what it means to restore an architectural classic, using superfans of the legendary midcentury tract houses as a case study. View 3 PhotosAs a part of our 25th-anniversary celebration, we’re republishing formative magazine stories from before our website launched. This story previously appeared in Dwell’s January/February 2004 issue. In the 1950s and 196os, developer Joseph Eichler brought modern architecture to mass-market suburban houses.