Five-Storey House is located on the outskirts of Beijing, in a vast suburban development dominated by uniform row houses. This regularity creates a psychological disconnection from site and nature.

The cost to hire a floor plan designer ranges between $800 and $2,700, or an average project cost of about $1,750. Rates start at $50 and go as high as $130 per hour for a draftsperson to draw up ...

Today, however, architects and house owners have realized that designing homes around “hosting and entertaining” is wasteful, making the open floor plan no longer a go-to interior design choice.

To solve this problem of having two stories but not enough light, the architects came up with a clever design idea: a 1.18-inch (30millimeter) thick glass floor that would allow light to pass ...

Make every day extraordinary in Boulder’s “Glass House.” Learn more about this stunning estate by contacting Jeff Erickson directly at 303.589.2741 or Carliss Erickson directly at 303.249.8384.

Perfect for a comfortable lifestyle, Morgan's tiny home has intricate roof lines, large windows, and a wooden-clad interior ...

In the south of Rio, Brazil, a house suspended between forest and ocean stands out for its elegance and originality—so much so that it was ranked among the most spectacular architectural projects of ...

The Glass House, Philip Johnson ’s renowned personal residence in New Canaan, Connecticut, recently replaced the oversized glass panes of its iconic exterior after cracking due to thermal stress ...

A completely open floor plan is not the only way to achieve a clear line of sight — and in an older home with lots of small rooms, it may not be practical to completely transform the layout.

The task: to create a new house within an old house, a job that involved transforming a tired and traditional main floor into ...

Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, is among the most notable pieces of modern architecture for which the small, affluent town is nationally recognized. Johnson (1906-2005 ...

A 3,500-square-foot glass home north of Indianapolis designed by Deborah Berke. Architect Philip Johnson built his famous Glass House in New Canaan, Conn., in 1949, when the rectilinear, one-story ...