Tim McKeough

Most people wouldn’t buy a home where they couldn’t close any of the windows or doors.But when Piers Taylor, an architect based near Bath, England, started planning a second home for his family on the Greek island of Corfu, he tossed that humdrum convention overboard.“When we were on holiday, I didn’t want it to be

In 2021, Mason McCulley, an actor, felt stuck in Los Angeles as he watched his mother’s health decline in Birmingham, Ala., from afar.“Life was dark,” said Mr. McCulley, 42, noting that his mother was suffering from frontotemporal dementia. “I was avoiding my mother’s illness and her impending death, and I was drinking way too much.”After

The musicians Andy and Meredith Hurley bought a house that had white walls. Not anymore. Their designer also layered in plenty of patterns and textures.By the beginning of 2024, Andy and Meredith Hurley had grown tired of the unpredictable weather in Portland, Ore., and could no longer resist the sunny allure of Los Angeles.Mr. Hurley,

For years, Amale Andraos and Dan Wood didn’t need much when they escaped to their ramshackle second home in rural Rhode Island. Simply having a few days off was all they needed.Ms. Andraos and Mr. Wood are the founding partners of WORKac, a New York-based architecture firm with an international mix of projects. Ms. Andraos

Up-and-coming designers who need to work with employees and clients might require multiple spaces: a home, a studio, a showroom, maybe even a place to host larger events.When Meredith Stoecklein, 39, the founder of the New York-based bridal and fashion brand Lein, started looking for her next Manhattan apartment in 2023, she thought she could

By the beginning of the 21st century, the Australian designer Greg Natale had grown tired of quiet, minimalist interiors.“At that time in Sydney, we were very inspired by John Pawson and David Chipperfield,” said Mr. Natale, 51, referring to British architects famous for their sober, purist designs. “I love their work too, but I’m definitely

For decades, Susan Herman loved her second home in Sag Harbor, N.Y., so much that whenever circumstances changed in her life, she preferred adjusting her living space over moving somewhere new.After buying the house for $74,000 with her husband in 1978, the 1860s structure, a former butcher’s shop that had one bathroom and a few

The Knicks player Josh Hart and his wife, Shannon Hart, commissioned Greenwich Play to design a multifaceted playroom for their twin boys.With the New York Knicks in a thrilling playoff run, player Josh Hart’s nearly 1 million followers on Instagram are probably paying close attention to his each and every post.Mr. Hart, of course, has

A family fell in love with the spot near the eastern end of Long Island, so they bought and gut-renovated a house, keeping energy-efficiency top of mind.After Hannes Ciatti and Verena Zannantoni rented a house on Shelter Island, N.Y., in the summer of 2020, they experienced a vacation-time pang of reluctance familiar to many. They

The Knicks player Josh Hart and his wife, Shannon Hart, commissioned Greenwich Play to design a multifaceted playroom for their twin boys.With the New York Knicks in a thrilling playoff run, player Josh Hart’s nearly 1 million followers on Instagram are probably paying close attention to his each and every post.Mr. Hart, of course, has