Custom Homes

Introducing the Winners of ARCHITECT’s 2024 Residential Architect Design Awards

This year's jury recognized 26 projects across categories including affordable housing, specialized housing, fireplaces, and more.

Are You a Remodeler or a Builder?

Why I Switched to Cost-Plus

Building a Resilient Farmhouse

A House in the Maine Woods

A Hidden Bookcase Door That Works

How Long Does It Take to Build a House?

An Open Kitchen With Well-Defined Zones

Asheville, North Carolina Market Shows Strong Recovery

Architects Report Increasing Demand for Universal Design Elements in Homes

Consistency Creates More Sales

Modernizing a Historic Eichler Home

Past Imperfection: Promptly Fixing a Fault Builds Client Trust

Ohashi Design Studio updates 1960s ranch in Emeryville, Calif.

A 1960s box in San Francisco receives a green makeover

Dowling Kimm Studios gives a classic mid-century California house a makeover

Custom Modular for the Coast

Incandescent Bulbs and Fixtures are Beginning to Take a Back Seat to CFLs and LEDs

Fireplaces in Tight Houses

Effects of housing slowdown on remodeling varies

BUILDER Magazine’s Top 10 Elements of Style

Remodelers Council Tour: Home tours more successful than home shows

Q&A: Ice Buildup Problem

Big50 profile of Kelly Wright

Factory-Built Custom Homes

Profiting From Panelized Construction

My First Spec House: Lessons Learned

Fast & Accurate Wall Framing

Toolbox: Silicon Valley Framing Tool

How Two Guys in Two Weeks Build Custom Shells