SAOTA’s Flood-Resilient Miami Home Proves Waterfront Design Doesn’t Have to Look...

Many flood-resilient houses in Miami give away their engineering the moment you see them. Blank concrete ground floors. Homes lifted on stilts that look...

How a 1941 Doctor’s House in Valencia Became a Case Study...

The Doctor's House isn't a flip. It isn't a gut job either. It's a 345-square-meter argument, built in brick and steel, that old houses...

Luxury Home Design Doesn’t Need More Rooms. It Needs Less Noise.

After thirty years in practice, design studio ARRCC has watched luxury home design move away from size and accumulation and toward ease. Clients no...

What Mid-Century Modern Design Can Teach Every Designer Working Right Now

Why Does Mid-Century Modern Design Still Win Every Argument About Good Taste? Mid-century modern design keeps winning because it never tried to impress anyone. That's...

With Casa Verde, M2 Senos Arquitectos Turned a Palheiro Cabin Into...

Costa Nova do Prado does not need another striped wooden house. It already has hundreds of them, and every postcard from the region proves...

What Makes Son Martorell One of Menorca’s Most Honest Renovations?

Menorca has a building type most people outside Spain have never heard of, and it's called a lloc. Not a villa. Not a farmhouse...

What Is Mid-Century Modern Design? The Complete History, Icons, and Comeback...

Mid-century modern design refuses to stay in the past. Walk into any furniture showroom right now, from IKEA's mainline collections to boutique studios charging...

The Art of Less Is Gestalten’s Answer to a World Full...

The Art of Less is not a book about owning fewer things. That's the first assumption gestalten wants readers to drop before they even...

The Frame – Praia da Poça Turns a 1921 Estoril House...

The Frame – Praia da Poça is a new residential project by ARX Portugal, developed in co-authorship with Boost Studio, on a coastal plot...

Casa FJ in Portugal Answers a Simple Question: Can a Row...

Casa FJ sits inside a development of 28 semi-detached houses in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, and from the street, it plays by the rules....

Yes, The Eames Houses Book From Phaidon Was Worth The Wait

Eight houses. Ten years. One design language that never once contradicted itself. That's the real story hiding inside The Eames Houses, the new Phaidon...

Mid-Century Modern Design: A Complete Sourcebook Is the Best Reference Book...

Some books belong on a shelf. This one belongs on your desk, your coffee table, and your conscience as a designer. Mid-Century Modern Design:...