This is No Small Plans, a series where we highlight some of Dwell’s best floor plans for real, practical inspiration. It’s never easy to pinpoint the origins of an enduring architectural type.

EUGENE, ORE. – The Stillwater is a contemporary log home plan that exudes rustic charm with its wide, V-shaped deck mirroring the A-frame shape of its striking front façade. Perfect as a ...

The first A-frame house in the United States was built by Austrian architect Rudolf Schindler in 1934. The Lake Arrowhead, California, home, commissioned by Gisela Bennati, sparked a boom in A ...

A whimsical icon of American architecture, an A-frame house is exactly what it sounds like: a building constructed in the shape of the letter A. Its steep, gabled roof extends all the way to the ...