Central cube sets Paris micro-flat into work/living/rest modes by Kirsten Dirksen on June 23, 2019 To create more functionality in a 16-square-meter (172-square-foot) Paris apartment, designers Elisa Nobile and Enrico Bona created a custom cabinet …
Oakland college program shows how to build your own tiny house by Kirsten Dirksen on June 16, 2019 In Carpentry 221, Laney College students build a tiny house in two semesters. The Digital Fabrication class first designs and …
Going to the woods to live deliberately (not leaving Berlin) by Kirsten Dirksen on June 9, 2019 I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and …
LA startup offers custom small prefabs adapted to area code by Kirsten Dirksen on June 2, 2019 In 2017, California lawmakers forced cities to relax their regulations on backyard units; Alexis Rivas and Jemuel Joseph were ready …
Precise lighting amplifies affordable, indoor/outdoor Athens flat by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2019 When Werner Maritsas found a dated and cramped 34-square-meter apartment (366 square feet) in Thiseio, a neighborhood near the Acropolis, …
Swedish-inspired backyard cottage works as secluded oasis home by Kirsten Dirksen on May 19, 2019 Su Pang loves travel and traditional Swedish cottages. In 2013, she had a little-used 5000-square-foot backyard subject to relaxed building …
A tiny Bauhaus School/home on-wheels to debate future of housing by Kirsten Dirksen on May 12, 2019 To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus (May 2019), a Berlin design group has built a miniature model of …
Stealth tiny cabin in woods recreated in skinny SF backyard by Kirsten Dirksen on May 5, 2019 Ten years ago, Moksha Osgood built an 8 x 10 cabin in a friend’s backyard for $1500. After surrounding it …
Transformer furniture hidden on ceiling deploys by command by Kirsten Dirksen on April 28, 2019 Having worked on the Tesla Model Y and the Apple Watch, when Sankarshan Murthy wanted to add more space to …
From 18th-century stable to enchanting modern home in Italy by Kirsten Dirksen on April 20, 2019 Asked to convert the stables of an 18th-century villa into a home for a couple and their daughter, Paolo Gelso …