Oldtimer got wild rocky land, started NorCal off-grid Watertopia by Kirsten Dirksen on April 11, 2022 Dwight Streamfellow was a college junior when he bought a piece of cheap river-front land to start a homestead. He …
Drained water tank becomes curved, earthship-like sunken home by Kirsten Dirksen on April 3, 2022 Miguel Royo wanted to preserve the old well and cistern on his family property by turning it into a home. …
Desert dream home quest in Bluff: locally sourced, passive A/C by Kirsten Dirksen on March 28, 2022 On the valley floor beneath the dramatic sandstone cliffs of Bluff, Utah, emerging builders have spent over two decades erecting …
The Burrow sunken home reflects zen garden as tranquil hideout by Kirsten Dirksen on March 20, 2022 With Madrid rents too high for young architects Ignacio and Pilar, they decided to turn their studio into a stealthy …
Moved into airplane hangar. Now fabricates whimsical vehicles by Kirsten Dirksen on March 14, 2022 Non-tangible menial work alienates, whereas learning a trade can bring (meaningful) joy. Mark Atkinson turned his passion into work as …
Bridge container home has cantilevered bedroom, 2 roof decks by Kirsten Dirksen on March 7, 2022 When Jaime Garces needed storage space for his furniture business, he ordered a used shipping container for 1,500 euros and …
Family builds twin underground homes in ancient mountain farm by Kirsten Dirksen on February 28, 2022 René Douma and his mom Marianne began building houses into the hillside on the family farm without any experience in …
Friends couldn’t afford apartments. Bought the building instead by Kirsten Dirksen on February 20, 2022 As a housekeeper, Johnny Sanphillippo couldn’t afford to buy an apartment in San Francisco, but then he heard one of …
T-Fold wooden home blends design & disaster-proof tech by Kirsten Dirksen on February 13, 2022 After the 2009 earthquake in Central Italy left 40,000 people homeless, Nico D’Incecco and the team at A-Fold began thinking …
7 friends built restoration ecovillage. Outcome 50 years on by Kirsten Dirksen on February 6, 2022 In 1994 a group of seven friends began living and farming together after taking over an 80-acre, 1974 organic farm …
