Sewed own popup dome-home for need, been selling them since by Kirsten Dirksen on December 19, 2020 In 1979 Asha Deliverance sewed her first geodesic dome on an old Singer sewing machine, finishing it in time to …
Small apartment with popout kitchen celebrates light & flow by Kirsten Dirksen on December 12, 2020 To add light and space to a cramped 60 square meter flat (645 square feet), Laura Bonell knocked down most …
Built Bill Gates’ home, then his own dream bunk-studio by Kirsten Dirksen on December 5, 2020 He designed Bill Gates’ 66,000-square foot home and a 139-million-dollar Portland federal building, but James Cutler was just as inspired …
Famed designer’s cabin conceals back-to-basics building tips by Kirsten Dirksen on November 28, 2020 In 1938 architect and designer Charlotte Perriand designed a mountain shelter able to withstand the harsh elements of any mountaintop …
Microhome bordering the desert as refuge for writing by Kirsten Dirksen on November 21, 2020 In Far West Texas, at the edge of the Chihuahuan Desert, the little town of Marfa has served as an …
Dome design toughens with size, regulates home/garden within by Kirsten Dirksen on November 14, 2020 When Buckminster Fuller conceived of the geodesic dome in the 1940s he was intrigued by the efficiency of a super-lightweight …
Jack Kerouac’s boarding-house now co-living for creatives by Kirsten Dirksen on November 7, 2020 In 1953 Jack Kerouac stayed here for part of the spring, but when Sara McEre bought the former 19th-century boarding …
Bed, wardrobe & washer stack in Mediterranean tiny apartment by Kirsten Dirksen on October 31, 2020 With only 25 square meters (270 square feet) to work with, Yuda Naimi decided to think cubically when redesigning a …
Ancient church becomes unique home-studio for Basque artist by Kirsten Dirksen on October 24, 2020 When Tas Careaga first saw his 16th-century church it was advertised for sale as a “land plot with building in …
Shipping container motel honors 2nd life of salvage by Kirsten Dirksen on October 17, 2020 On a former ranch in Round Top, Texas (population: 91), Flophouze hotel is made of six converted shipping container cabins …
