Architecture and Design

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

These ten solutions will help you deal with impossible openingsby Deb Barrett

A box-bay window brings light into a bath that includes a sliding medicine cabinet and curved mahogany trimby Alan Jencks

Exposed trusses bring style to an Oregon vacation homeby Jo Landefeld

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

Proof that a home can be more livable and more versatile without more costby Dave Otte

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

Opening up two walls created a welcome connection among kitchen, dining room, and gardenby Jerri Holan

A cramped ‘60s colonial opens up with French doors, more windows, and wider passagewaysby Steve Aitken

In San Francisco, simple materials artfully arranged doubled the size of this small row houseby Andre Rothblatt

Whether framing an octagonal window or laying out a bay, here are two fast ways to get the angles rightby John Carroll

Orient the house and windows to ensure that all important spaces receive abundant, balanced lightby Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, Barbara Winslow

Maintaining historical proportions and details makes a big, modern house look like a traditional New England colonialby Steve Heffner

by T.H. Richards

A little planning along with a thoughtful selection of fittings and fixtures can make all the differenceby David Edrington

Low-maintenance materials combine with traditional details in a light-filled additionby Didier Ayel

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

With one-third of the exterior given over to windows, it took multiple shear panels, hold-downs and a wind beam to keep this home steadyby Glenn M. Carter

Fewer walls, a bigger bathroom and lots of light turn a confining second floor into a spacious master suiteby Jon Anderson