Northworks Architects + Planners designed this contemporary lake house in Lake Geneva, a resort city on Geneva Lake in southeastern Wisconsin. The interiors are by Studio K, and Chicago-based LG Construction built the home. Set high above the water, the home and its boathouse share a steep lot that drops more than 140 feet from […]

Halloween is all about scary costumes and spooky pumpkin carving ideas that decorate your home and greet your trick-or-treaters. The carved pumpkin is one of the biggest symbols of the holiday, and carving one is a fun way to get the whole family involved. Some designs can be challenging and require a bit of creativity […]

Chicago-based Northworks Architects + Planners designed this contemporary narrow lot home in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood. The historic district sits along the city’s lakefront, on the shores of Lake Michigan. The house is new construction, but its massing and scale echo the older homes around it. Clean lines and modern materials give it a fresh […]

Tobin Dougherty Architects designed this modern split-level home in Portola Valley, California. The interiors are by Sullivan Studio, formerly Sullivan Design Studio. Set among oak trees, the 6,400-square-foot house faces unobstructed views of the coastal range and Windy Hill. A deep, overhanging flat roof with a stepped fascia keeps the structure’s classic modern lines crisp. […]

Chango & Co. designed this breezy beachfront family retreat on the shores of the North Fork in Suffolk County, New York. The North Fork is a 30-mile-long peninsula on the East End of Long Island. Built from the ground up for a family of four, this 6,000-square-foot home took two years to complete. The bay […]

North Arrow Architecture’s northwoods-inspired home in Edina, Minnesota, pairs weathered wood, stone and copper with warm, family-friendly interiors.

PKA Architecture’s Prärie Hus near Stillwater, Minnesota, pairs four black gabled pavilions with white oak interiors and open prairie views.

This Palo Alto Eichler renovation by Klopf Architecture took five years and three phases to complete. The clients are an executive mom, her two young children and their dog. Rather than erasing what makes Eichlers distinctive, the redesign celebrates it. A larger kitchen now opens onto the great room. New floor-to-ceiling glass connects the living […]

Centre Sky Architecture designed this modern rustic ranch home, known as Big 5 Ranch, near Livingston, Montana. The firm partnered with Sievert Construction and Tatom Design on the project. Set at roughly 6,000 feet, the property offers sweeping views across the valley and surrounding mountains. The owners, a family from North Carolina, searched across the […]

SP Architects designed this modern Shou Sugi Ban house in Rye for a family trading city life for coastal New Hampshire, where the surf is good year-round and skiing, biking, and time on the water fill the calendar.  The 4,000-square-foot home was built above the 50-year flood zone and to high-performance energy standards, so it […]