Texan alley turned into barber shop turned into skinny house by Kirsten Dirksen on July 11, 2016 When metalworker George Sacaris bought an old barbershop in Marfa, Texas 15 years ago, he removed the leaking roof and …
Sneak peek at a skinny, multilevel & transparent Tokyo house by Kirsten Dirksen on July 4, 2016 When visiting Tokyo, we couldn’t resist taking a peek at Sou Fujimoto’s transparent “House NA”. From the architect: “Designed for …
Garçonnière Paris: miniature home as bachelor pad in Pigalle by Kirsten Dirksen on June 27, 2016 Jean-Malo’s “garçonnière” (bachelor pad) is a full-sized home (on a miniature scale) in the center of Paris (Pigalle). When he …
Arcosanti: Paolo Soleri’s futuristic utopian city in the desert by Kirsten Dirksen on June 20, 2016 Visionary architect Paolo Soleri began building Arcosanti, his utopian city in the desert, in 1970 and continued to work on …
Scanning your gut bacteria with this smartphone health tool by Kirsten Dirksen on June 12, 2016 Our bodies, our homes, our things— everything on earth is covered in a cloud of microbes, and while we are …
Aussie couple builds off-grid mobile home with 2 containers by Kirsten Dirksen on June 5, 2016 Paul Chambers had began building a home out of two shipping containers as a project, but when his wife got …
Practicing forest-bathing: fewer maladies, more well-being? by Kirsten Dirksen on May 29, 2016 A belief that nature is good for you may sound like common sense, but in Japan, researchers have taken the …
Tiny huts to enjoy the basics in Swedish spartan rural lodge by Kirsten Dirksen on May 22, 2016 For more than 400 years, charcoaling had been traditional industry in the area surrounding Skinnskatteberg, Sweden. Locals burnt charcoal for …
Cubic mentality: 4-story Paris flat fits comfort in 25 sq mt by Kirsten Dirksen on May 16, 2016 Architect Jérôme Vinçon believes that with architecture, like clothing, made-to-measure buys a lot more than ready-to-wear. When his friends Michel …
Bought a cement factory, turned it into an enchanted palace by Kirsten Dirksen on May 8, 2016 When architect Ricardo Bofill discovered an abandoned cement factory outside Barcelona, he was inspired to give the place a new …
