Houses By Design

Scenic Views in Austin
This house west of downtown Austin, Texas, has floor-to-ceiling glass with no window treatments but uses the topography as a privacy screen.
Double Dormer Transformation
This historic schoolhouse was transformed into a stunning four-bed, three-bath home with ocean views and a modern open-concept design.
Lakeside Retirement Retreat
A large deck with a screened porch below it enables this open-concept, two-level home to take advantage of its setting at the edge of Lake Champlain.
Small and Minimalist Cottage Tower
This one-bedroom, one-bathroom cottage on New York's Fishers Island provides panoramic ocean views and a private setting amid woodlands, fields, and ponds.
Practical and Sustainable Prefab Home
Two boxes make up the plan for this modular house: One has the kitchen and common area, while the other includes two bedrooms and two baths.
Carriage-House Conversion
A renovation of a late-1800s carriage house brought to back to life a building that had sat abandoned for decades.
Multipurpose Historical Renovation
This 100-year-old bungalow, which had been stripped down to the studs, is now a model of how to integrate workspace into a home.
Opening an Eichler Home to the Outdoors
Experience the seamless connection between indoors and outdoors in this artistically designed 1951 Joseph Eichler home.
From Garage to Maine Retreat
An auto-body shop was retrofitted into a home with metal siding and Passive-House design.
New House, Old Shell
A full gut remodel brought new life to an 1821 home that had undergone several misguided renovations.

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