Architecture and Design

Testing an attainable approach to green practices, an architect designs his own home for a friendly fit in a historic districtby Michael McDonough

Open up the space, add smart lighting and sharp design, then, watch a humdrum house become a real humdingerby Nancy McCoy, Peter Judge

A home workplace doesn't have to be large. In this excerpt from Chapter 3 of his book At Work, At Home, architect Neal Zimmerman offers examples of niche work spaces tucked into odd and unused areas of the house.by Neal Zimmerman

Recessed cabinets between an existing bathroom and a new home office maximize space, in this excerpt from Making Room by Wendy Jordan.by Wendy A. Jordan

A worker's bungalow expands to meet contemporary needs without losing its charmby Bill Mastin

Six basic ingredients blended in different proportions yield a variety of sweet solutionsby Daniel S. Morrison

A steel skin, exposed framing, and a central atrium distinguish this industrial-strength version of a classic dog-run houseby Bede Van Dyke

A Toronto architect updates a traditional cottage for his office and adds a modern three-story home, but you'd never know it from the streetby John O'Connor

A first-floor master suite maintains the scale of the house and creates a courtyard out backby Lynn Hopkins

A proper work-space setup can help prevent the paraphernalia of work from invading the rest of your living spaceby Joanne Kellar Bouknight

A modest renovation transforms hodgepodge of revival styles into a coherent shingle-style designby John Ineson, Elizabeth Ineson