Other Home Styles

Appreciating a modern-day cottage based on mythical literatureby Debra Judge Silber

Modular home development and styles today differ greatly than their Eisenhower counterpartsby Sheri Koones

Open building is a systematic method of efficient, adaptable design and constructionby Andrew Dey

A traditional design adapts nicely to a residential siteby Robert Weatherall

Traditional shapes house a modern family of telecommuting parents and three energetic kidsby Michael Hopwood

Unimpressed by manufactured log cabins, this family took matters into their own handsby Howard Farris

Curves and a comfortable floor plan reinterpret two traditional stylesby Richard Buchanan

by Brent Hull

It looks like a storage building. But beyond the barnlike facade, there's a comfortable cottage for two with a beautiful view.by Bridget Cahill

Classic in spirit, modern in style, a simple home conforms to the way one family lives todayby Jean Rehkamp Larson

Don't force the footprint. Let the surroundings choose the palette, and plan plenty of outdoor rooms.by Chris Bigos

Three building systems, each with its own advantages, combine to create a traditional-looking Washington homeby Jill Fuerstneau Sousa

Native American dwellings inspire a kitchen for cooking, dining, and just plain hanging outby Mark A. Hutker

In New Mexico, owners pitch in to create an up-to-date home with old-world charmby Carolyn Arcure

Pastoral on the outside, this house has an interior that blends finely crafted details with industrial elements in a whimsical whirlby John W. Lindsey

A professional couple creates ample space for combining their offices and homeby Leslie Plummer Clagett

Stone and concrete walls built flat on the ground and craned into place are fast and maintenance-free, if unconventionalby Thomas J. Elpel

Adding timber-frame elements to a stick-frame house makes economic and aesthetic senseby Anthony Zaya

By including his subcontractors in the design process and watching every penny, a Midwestern builder creates attractive starter homes for $45 per sq. ft.by Fernando Pagés Ruiz