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 small dwelling in France is expanded and reinvented in a masterful response to strict regulations on a prized site.

Classical Japanese architectural motifs enhance a surprising enclave in Tokyo.