Now that summer has officially started, temperatures are rising and air conditioners are cranked up—but that doesn’t mean you...

A thoroughly modern house in Baton Rouge owes its sleek and sustainable form to its vernacular roots.

Adventure beckons at these contemporary saunas set in serene environments.

Stock up on sunscreen and dip your toe into the modern pools that caught our editor's eye this week.

Comprised of four modules arranged around a central courtyard, this home is a fresh take on the casa de fin de semana.

Built of prefabricated cross-laminated timber panels, this barn-inspired home blends into the rural landscape.

It’s time to up the cool factor.

From converted barns to modern cabins, each offers a different take on a scenic country escape.

A motif of perforated metal is carried throughout an Austin home, lessening the harsh effects of the sun.

Made of earth-friendly bioceramic, Geoship’s geodesic domes envision a new future for humanity.

What’s the best way to warm a small studio? Ekaterina Voronova opted for a compact wood-burning stove to keep her space cozy.

Aux Box’s first floating prefab mixes wellness and wilderness in British Columbia’s Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve.

In an 18th-century chateau in France, the couple behind a popular YouTube channel turns to technologies old and new to keep warm.

These spectacular transformations bring the heat.

These homes make living in the heat of the desert look easy, breezy, and cool.

Giant shutters open and close a rural Pennsylvania residence, tempering light and heat.

Check out these plunge-ready oases from Joshua Tree to Los Cabos.

Drawing from the laws of nature, an architect devises a way to beat the heat in the California desert.

For our March Interiors issue, we had the rare chance to see what the private kitchen of a top chef looks like.

The Berkeley chef of “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat” fame shows what’s possible in a rental kitchen.

Air cooled by a pool on the ground floor is pulled up through a central hallway by openings on the second level, creating a...

This retreat in Ehime in northwestern Shikoku belongs to an aging husband and wife who don't see eye-to-eye on air conditioning.

This 2,500-square-foot Passive House was built using a panelized system—meaning the parts of the house were delivered from the...

This stunning forest retreat in England uses prefabricated panels to minimize site impact, shorten construction time, and protect...

House in Yasunami is a minimal home located in Kochi, Japan, designed by TENK.

We used and abused seven eco-friendly countertops to investigate if they could stand the heat of Dwell’s kitchen.

Stairway to Heaven by Wood Arkitektur + Design uses heat-treated pine and bricks to fashion a casual family retreat.

A skylight might seem like a universally bright idea, but though it can be a great design feature, it isn’t without flaws of its...

Keep the night sweats at bay with our favorite cooling bedding.

Escape the heat and dive into these enchanting pool designs from the Dwell community that caught our editor’s eye this week.

Tasked with renovating a dilapidated structure, an architect saw the opportunity for an unconventional eco-friendly design to...

The remodeled home is filled with light yet shielded from heat gain thanks to the optimized envelope of its transformative...

A remote beachside cottage evokes the spirit of camping trips.

Laura Álvarez Architecture brilliantly reworks a stone ruin into a peaceful holiday retreat.

In the coastal town of Castellón, a 19th-century villa with a military history now hosts a culinary institute called Gasma.

Decades after they met as teenagers on a Montauk beach, Manhattanites Victoria and Greg Pryor returned to Long Island to build a...