Sliding home enlarges with walls-on-rails, underfloor bed/bathtub by Kirsten Dirksen on May 28, 2023 Caspar Schols built his first shapeshifting house in his mother’s backyard as her writing cabin that, by sliding a room-on-rails, …
A dam flooded family’s mill home. They found hidden ruin to fix by Kirsten Dirksen on May 21, 2023 As a child, Maria Chillida made some of her strongest memories with her father, reputed sculptor Eduardo Chillida, at the …
Young family turns parking lot into stunning eco-home (DC alley) by Kirsten Dirksen on May 14, 2023 On a back alley in Washington DC where only a few weed trees grew between derelict cars, Andrew and Hannah …
Couple’s stunning home-on-wheels produces water, has solar awnings by Kirsten Dirksen on May 7, 2023 After renovating over 400 Airstreams and living for a decade in boats and vehicles Matthew and Joanna Hofmann created their …
Highrise transformer studio unfolds 5 rooms in 327sqft – 30m2 by Kirsten Dirksen on April 30, 2023 When we planned a visit to NYC, our friend Hasier Larrea, a former MIT engineer who makes what he calls …
Builds open-plan home by hand with Japanese-inspired carpentry by Kirsten Dirksen on April 24, 2023 Tim Seggerman bought a rundown shack in rural New Jersey with the goal of building a house out of simple …
People only saw old tires & poverty. He makes Slow Shoes from it 👞 by Kirsten Dirksen on April 16, 2023 Juliano Lima likes to bring things back to life. At home, his furniture is made from old pallets, scaffolding, and …
(Un)housed in paradise: how the homeless can get off the street by Kirsten Dirksen on April 11, 2023 Chronic homelessness has risen 65% in the U.S. in the past 7 years, much of the increase has happened in …
Trapped in paradise: how we got the homeless situation (part 1) by Kirsten Dirksen on April 2, 2023 It’s tough to put a number on how many Americans are homeless. About one and a half million people sleep …
Couple builds off-grid ecovillage with friends & leftovers 🐎 by Kirsten Dirksen on March 26, 2023 Emma and Edo were once a hotel stage show dance team, until they quit to live out their dream of …
