Ideas from the novel

Of House & Happiness

What makes a house feel safe, restless, beautiful, lonely—or like home?

Essay

Can happiness be designed?

The central question behind Chuck’s houses—and the mistake of confusing influence with control.

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Architecture

Rooms with purpose

Why features without a life attached to them can still feel empty.

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Toronto

Houses as neighbours

Historic homes do not sit outside their communities. They participate in them.

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Reader participation · launch version

Share a house you love

Tell us about a house, room, sketch or architectural idea that stays with you. The later version of this page can become a moderated visual board.

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