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Architecture and Design

Schoolhouse Reimagined

A builder shares lessons in small-home design for downsizing and living well with less.
Optimizing Occupant Comfort

Natural materials and ecologically sound building practices define this 1600-sq.-ft. timber-frame home.
Rerofit for Energy Performance and Design impact

When a simple siding repair revealed extensive moisture damage, these homeowners decded the time was right for a deep-energy retrofit.
Learning to Live in a Passive House

A commercial architect's self-built Passive House offers lessons for DIY high-performance design.
Home and Barn: A Natural Build

The team at New Frameworks employs building materials and methods meant to keep the carbon footprint of this country home in check.
Stretching a Limited Supply of Brick

Removing a poorly designed addition for this home renovation meant reusing the color-matched brick in the most highly visible areas.
Four-Part Farmhouse

Uncommon design goals inform the organization of this multivolume home.
Design Ideas for Small Houses

Looking for small-house inspiration? FHB has you covered with this collection of more than two-dozen articles about well-built compact homes.
Design Review with Laura Britt

Designer Laura Britt joins design editor Kiley Jacques for an interview on how she set out to build the healthiest home using the WELL Building Standard.
A Revolution in Building

Houses are becoming more complicated, material options are multiplying, and our workforce is stretched thin. We can all do more to help.