Architecture and Design

When a train station's 120-year-old roof brackets decay, a carpenter braces the roof and constructs a detailed template to guide the restoration by Brain Campbell

An architect explains how to use the six principles of massing to shape a distinctive small homeby Jeremiah Eck

A new home combines privacy, daylight, and durability, and fits comfortably into a traditional neighborhoodby Charlie Witzke

Go inside this lakeside cottage to see how massing influences interior shapes by Jeremiah Eck

A litany of options for roof penetrations ensure that this connection stays tightby Russell Hamlet

by Michael Maines

Among the important details on a roof is the rake, the sloping edge along the end wall of a gable, shed, or gambrel roofby Katie Hutchison

With its long, simple roof, a shed dormer adds the most floor space and more opportunities for windows than other dormer typesby Katie Hutchison

Doing different things with dormers

A traditional design adapts nicely to a residential siteby Robert Weatherall

Healthful, light-filled, and energy-efficient, this home reaches back to its California past and toward a sustainable futureby David Arkin

In an old city neighborhood, a glass cupola delivers sunlight to showcase the interior of a dazzling new homeby Tanis Shaw, Gene Shaw

A change in a ranch's ridgeline transforms a suburban house without disturbing the neighborhoodby Frank Riepe

A planned community's modest model home raises the bar for production housesby Donald Powers

Cross-gabled windows and a two-story gallery funnel light into the heart of the houseby Peter Conard

Eight signature design elements transform a brick ranchby Daniel S. Morrison

Adding a dormer and subtracting a double closet yields a compact but luxurious master bathby Howard Pruden

A small new house in a historic neighborhood makes the most of its 1100 square feetby Bryan J. Higgins

Fixing the hard parts first gets a couple into their remodeled house before winterby Thomas Parks