Top 9 Dwellings of 2020

The homes nominated for this year’s Dwell Design Awards represent the best in creative, context-driven design.

Dec 2, 2020 - 22:34
Top 9 Dwellings of 2020

The homes nominated for this year’s Dwell Design Awards represent the best in creative, context-driven design.

Working closely with an arborist, the design team installed concrete piers in areas that would be within the drip lines of trees to enable the home to cantilever out and come close to the oak trees without damaging them. "It’s almost like an acupuncture needle," says architect Peter Tolkin. Areas of the home that needed plumbing and other services were located over more traditional foundations that were well clear of the trees.

Culled from thousands of projects featured by Dwell this year, the nominees for Best Dwelling in the 2020 Dwell Design Awards span Brazil to Australia, South Africa to Japan—and are ingenious expressions of their locales and homeowners’ needs. 

Get to know the residences below, then cast your vote for Best Dwelling by December 16.

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Working closely with an arborist, the design team installed concrete piers in areas that would be within the drip lines of trees to enable the home to cantilever out and come close to the oak trees without damaging them. "It’s almost like an acupuncture needle," says architect Peter Tolkin. Areas of the home that needed plumbing and other services were located over more traditional foundations that were well clear of the trees.
The geometric shape of the roof was driven by the desire to capture a
Built for a scholar, Casa Biblioteca is a sanctuary for reading, stargazing, and enjoying a cigar or two. Floor-to-ceiling glass allows light to freely flood the interior and illuminate its jewel-like structure.

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