A meticulously detailed new residence reinterprets a Chicago neighborhood's architectural roots.

Dense foliage and simple rectangular forms evoke an ancient wonder in California.

A weekend place in the Northeastern United States owes its calm presence to its highly crafted use of granite walls and slated roofs.

Circulation takes the high road in a singular home, tucked into a tight urban site in Japan.

A New York City architect creates a glass-and-wood getaway for his in-laws.

A remote vacation house in Mexico is designed around a series of patios.

A typically cold material makes for a surprisingly cozy concrete beach retreat in New York.

A three-volume residence on the rugged Atlantic coast of Canada frames dramatic views and evokes the vernacular.

In New York, a renovation of a 1920s cottage in a historic district of a coastal town holds surprises within.