Family builds 6 tiny homes for hotel on old Portland parking by Kirsten Dirksen on September 3, 2017 After 7 years living in an RV, Pam and Bruce Westra wanted to continue tiny space exploration in their new …
Using a core of light & mirrors to amplify a dark apartment by Kirsten Dirksen on August 28, 2017 When designer Mike Davies purchased a small flat in Barcelona’s Sant Antoni neighborhood it was filled with tiny, dark rooms. …
A Dust Bowl chicken coop became Aldo Leopold’s beloved house by Kirsten Dirksen on August 21, 2017 In 1935, Aldo Leopold bought a worn out farm along the Wisconsin River. Taking up residence in a former chicken …
359 Rotating Home follows the sun like a sunflower by Kirsten Dirksen on August 13, 2017 Ben Kaiser’s 359 house can be rotated by just one person- or two kids- pushing a bar and walking around …
Seattle architect builds simple tiny home inspired by own bio by Kirsten Dirksen on August 8, 2017 Architect George Suyama wonders if his early years in a Japanese American internment camp led to his love for simplicity. …
Rolling huts: metal-clad tiny wheeled homes move on a meadow by Kirsten Dirksen on July 30, 2017 When Michal Friedrich bought an old farm-turned-RV-park in Washington State’s Methow Valley, he wanted to restore the floodplain meadow while …
Round grain bin as Madison County’s budget prairie style home by Kirsten Dirksen on July 24, 2017 Bob Quinn works farm radio (“The Big Show”), was raised by farmers and owns a small farm so it wasn’t …
Amsterdam loft hotel softens line between home, work & incubator by Kirsten Dirksen on July 17, 2017 Aimed at a growing group of “global nomads”, Amsterdam’s Zoku is trying to avoid the hotel label and instead provide …
Made to last: multi-purpose furniture adapts to use/age by Kirsten Dirksen on July 9, 2017 “Real estate in cities has gotten so expensive that anybody who has a bit of a high ceiling is trying …
Old windmill home pumps water & could inspire future dwellings by Kirsten Dirksen on July 3, 2017 Imagine a house that uses wind power to pump water to regulate its surroundings and power supply. Dutch windmills show …
