Bottom-up urbanism solves urgent housing needs in CA vicinity by Kirsten Dirksen on February 3, 2019 When Johnny Sanphillippo wanted to upsize his 700-square-foot home in Sonoma County, California, he discovered that a legal backyard cottage …
Family fixes home in ghost-town lab & tells others to follow by Kirsten Dirksen on January 27, 2019 With 25,000 euros and 1000 hours of work, Maurizio Cesprini and his partner Paola Gardin rebuilt a ruined home in …
Zen aficionado builds LA modern home atop hill on a modest salary by Kirsten Dirksen on January 20, 2019 When Tim Tattu, a Zen Buddhist aficionado, hospice nurse and former set decorator, bought an affordable lot in LA’s Silver …
Oskar de Kiefte’s wind turbine cars, whimsical homeboats & bikes by Kirsten Dirksen on January 13, 2019 Oscar de Kiefte sees unfinished work where others see products. He’s reworked the conventional auto with his Wind Turbine Car, …
Coder finds DIY analogic solutions to improve SF small loft by Kirsten Dirksen on January 6, 2019 Never much of a tinkerer, when Max Heinritz moved into the biggest San Francisco apartment he could afford- a 678-square-foot …
“Meden agan”: small island getaway seeks old Greek simplicity by Kirsten Dirksen on December 30, 2018 On the boat from Athens to a camping trip on Kea Island, Takis Yalelis began sketching a house that explored …
On building one’s own dream home as an 8-year desert odyssey by Kirsten Dirksen on December 23, 2018 Fresh out of architecture school, Aaron D’Innocenzo wanted to test out his belief that with proper orientation and materials, he …
A peek into the family that shaped space-adapting furniture by Kirsten Dirksen on December 16, 2018 A half century ago the Colombo family took the ugly wall bed and remade it into something stylish, easy-to-use and …
Boeing retiree finds meaning inventing tiny sheds & devices by Kirsten Dirksen on December 9, 2018 Inspired by a father and uncle who relied on “imagination, calculation, patience, determination and a few handy tools”, Paul Elkins …
Intersection of rurex & philosophy: visiting Heidegger’s hut by Kirsten Dirksen on December 2, 2018 Can a place change how we think? “At most a city-dweller gets ‘stimulated’ by a so-called ‘stay in the country’, …
