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What Was Once the Back of the House Is Now Where Everyone Wants to Be

January 15, 2026

This clever extension tucks under the existing eaves, wrapping around the original home and uniting old and new with a continuous roofline.

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Inside a Coastal House Built to Weather, Age, and Still Feel Refined

January 15, 2026

Recycled timber, concrete, limestone, and copper define a coastal home built to weather and remain refined over time.

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Inside an Architect’s Tokyo Home Designed to Be Lived in and Looked At

January 14, 2026

A curved second floor garden extends toward the street, catching light and creating a soft boundary between home and city in a dense Tokyo neighborhood.

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Why This Modern California House Puts the Living Room on the Top Floor

January 14, 2026

Concrete, steel and Ipe wood come together in this modern California home, combining durability with passive cooling and filtered light.

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Perched Above Lake Ontario, This Home Was Designed Section by Section

January 13, 2026

Concrete and wood volumes intersect to create layered interiors of this modern house.

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An Austin Family Built Their Dream Home Around a Live Oak Tree

January 13, 2026

This Austin home begins with a front patio designed around a live oak tree, allowing nature to pass directly through the architecture.

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