A split-level house is a single-family home with multiple stories that are staggered, rather than stacked on top of one another. Each floor doesn’t run the full length of the house, so split-level ...

Text description provided by the architects. Designing private house is all about designing the life of family members. We need to fully understand their life styles. For this project, after several ...

Created by architects in the middle of the 20th century, midcentury modern is a style born out of post–World War II optimism and new technological developments of the age. With the advancements in ...

“Passive house” can rank pretty far up the list of inadvertently misleading phrases. Realizing the momentous energy-saving potential of this approach requires plenty of active effort on the part of ...

When you enter a home, one of your very first impressions is taken from the front door. So even though it is not the largest element on the face of a house, it is one of the most instrumental in ...

It’s a welcome sign to designer John Gidding that homeowners seem more willing now to incorporate front yards into their ideas for outdoor living. When he began hosting shows on HGTV, he received push ...

A small front patio design can include many elements that make the area feel larger or contribute to a more comfortable environment. Some of the best ideas for a small home exterior include decorating ...

The last house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright was never built, with its plans being delivered to the client just days after Wright’s funeral. But the realization of his vision is tantalizingly ...

Contractors’ use of virtual design and construction technology can help expedite development and fabrication of building systems, but application of these tools still requires teamwide collaboration ...