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From Phish bassist Mike Gordon’s Vermont residence, to a Texas horse sanctuary, to a revived brutalist icon in Italy, bold lifestyle choices rose to the top this year.
Looking at Dwell’s most popular homes of 2025—in other words, the ones you read about the most—shows a collective appreciation not just for daring design, but design choices that reflect ways of living off the beaten path. One person in Maine DIY’d an 1890 pump station into her permanent residence. Others in Finland fashioned a home to look and feel like a sauna. But whether riffing on tradition or turning a wild hair of an idea into reality, these top projects show we’re all ready to dream a little bit bigger.
When Life Gave Them an Oddly Shaped Lot, a Young Family Made a Superbly Skinny 868-Square-Foot Home
Tsuyoshi and Maya Ohama and their daughters, nine-year-old Nana and seven-year-olds Kano and Yuno, use the narrow strip leading up to their Hirano, Osaka, home as a driveway or, during summer, a spot for their inflatable pool.
Photo: Masanori Kaneshita
Local firm FujiwaraMuro Architects created numerous split levels stacked atop one another to accommodate the unconventional family home on a "flag" lot, a real estate term for an irregularly shaped parcel that resembles a flag on a pole, with a skinny path that gives the rectangular main plot access to the road.
Photo: Masanori Kaneshita
Phish Bassist Mike Gordon’s Home Studio Is Just as Psychedelic as You’d Expect
The whole building is nestled into the earth, making the surrounding woods feel even closer. "I’m not the outdoor type," Mike says. "I wouldn’t want to be outside, but it’s the closest thing to it while being inside." Microphones on the balcony can pipe the sounds of the outdoors into the recording studio instead of keeping them out.
Photo: Peter Fisher
See the full story on Dwell.com: These Are Dwell’s Most Popular Homes of 2025
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By: Grace Bernard
Title: These Are Dwell’s Most Popular Homes of 2025
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Published Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 13:02:18 GMT
