An Upstate New York studio heated and cooled without fossil fuels
With retirement and grandchildren on the horizon, a Manhattanite couple reached out to GRT Architects to...
Go off the grid with a Tesla-powered adventure vehicle by Ready.Set.Van.
After finishing an ambitious, 8-month-long renovation project of a 38-foot school bus for Burning Man, the designers...
Solar-powered home embraces Hudson River views and aging in place
Wanting to reconnect with the outdoors after decades of living in Manhattan, a couple nearing retirement asked...
Reconnect with nature in this gorgeous retreat built for slow living
A safe haven from the frantic pace of modern life has popped up in the Australian town of Balnarring. Melbourne-based...
Seattle teens build mobile tiny homes for local homeless community
We love stories about youth channelling their ideals into life-changing projects, especially when there are tiny...
Miniature Manhattan studio comes with pre-installed Murphy bed and lots of built-in storage
The sunny East Side apartment on the sixth floor of the Emery Roth-designed Southgate building is technically a...
Revolving solar-powered home for veterans wins California's first tiny house competition
Powered by eight 330 Watt Sunmodule solar panels, the self-sufficient tiny home stores its energy in saltwater...
550-sq-ft Greenwich Village studio goes big on bold patterns
The studio is located in an Art Deco pre-war building with enviable features such as arched doorways and crown...
11 pieces of transforming furniture that work wonders for small spaces
Exocet Chair by Stéphane Leathead at Design Arium Exocet is "a new kind of chair for all kinds of moments"...
Watch this desk transform seamlessly into a bed
We've featured murphy beds and space-saving furniture before, but this new ingenious creation maximizes space unlike...
Majestic church is transformed into a gorgeous modern family home in Chicago
Despite the contemporary upgrade to the interior, the designers kept the church’s old cream-colored facade intact...
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Florida International's perFORM[D]ance Solar Decathlon House Responds to Its Environment
The moving perFORM[D]ance House has a futuristic design, inspired by Paul Rudolph’s Cocoon House. Floor to ceiling...
