You don't have to spend much time in Vancouver before you start noticing the ubiquitous box-like houses known locally as Vancouver Specials. These large, solidly built – but, by pretty much unanimou...
Fences are often treated as strictly utilitarian objects, but we've often wondered why we don't see artful ones more often. After all, a fence is a highly public feature of a home, sometimes the first...
The exterior of this barge dating back to 1900 looks unassuming enough, right? But step inside the redesign by London's Blustin Heath Design and you'll see that this is one innovative little boathou...
A 48 square meter boiler shop was completely transformed by an architect Nicolas Vignot into this amazing apartement. We love all the original elements that add industrial quality to otherwise very li...
No. No way. This swimming pool at Hemeroscopium House, a Spain residence by Ensamble Studio, seems to defy all rules of gravity. The cantilevered lap pool on top of the house is actually one giant p...
How does your home interact with the landscape around it? Living in San Francisco means, often, that you get less space than many other areas, but it is amazing how homes are integrated into the topog...
click thumbnails for larger picsOutdoor Month on Apartment Therapy seems like the perfect time to drool over some photos of yet another gorgeous Bay Area Eichler home. Many of the homes built by Jose...
a graphic designer's home and studio, by SOS Designclick thumbnails for larger pics Both of these houses by Victoria, BC's SOS Design combine the functions of live and work within the home: living sp...
click thumbnails for larger pics With homes like these in his repertoire, would you guess that Victoria architect Bruce Wilkin's own home is purely contemporary in style? See it after the jump......
A little bit goes a long way. The painted lime green backsplash and glass countertop in this Vancouver kitchen is a small dose of color that really packs a punch......
Their portfolio includes projects up and down the west coast, from large to small. But we were most intrigued by the range of kitchens designed by Buttrick Wong Architects. Four of the more inventiv...
click thumbnails for larger picsCasa no Gerês has been featured quite a bit on architectural sites and magazines. It has also received multiple awards in recognition of its innovative design by Corr...
Would you believe there's a Zen Buddhist monk creating furniture and prefabricated houses right at the foot of the Bay Bridge? Paul Driscoe combined his study of Buddhist temple design and constructio...
The Cabanon is a holiday home that was designed by Le Corbusier in 1952 for his own use. He specifically built it as a model in minimal habitation and as a birthday present for his wife. The 172-squar...
click thumbnails for larger picsThe Yee family, whose Carmel home was featured in today's New York Times, originally intended for their house to be a weekend getaway. They'd purchased a parcel of lan...
This house was build in the early 1950s for Gary Cooper and his family. The Coopers were passionate about modern design and had built other houses before this one. They hired A. Quincy Jones to design...
There's something comforting about those steep roofs blanketed in thick layers of snow. The Finnish-American architect, David Salmela, has winter architecture in his bones. He was born into a Finnis...
We love the idea of a house on wheels. You could move it where you want it to be at any given time, but still feel like you live in a house and not in an RV. What is even more interesting is that the ...
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