Furniture meets robotics: superpower to show/hide what’s used by Kirsten Dirksen on August 21, 2016 Robotics-engineer-turned-entrepreneur Hasier Larrea wants to give furniture superpowers. In response to rising rents and populations in global cities, he has …
Farmhouse in a hangar: NJ modern home creates a world within by Kirsten Dirksen on August 14, 2016 When architect Adam Kalkin placed a huge airplane hangar over his 1880s New Jersey farmhouse, he hoped to gain space …
Dryland-harvesting home gathers sun, rain, food, & more by Kirsten Dirksen on August 7, 2016 When Brad Lancaster and his brother bought their home in downtown Tucson, the streetscape was a dusty place, devoid of …
SC hobbyist on building DIY geodesic mobile dwelling for 7K by Kirsten Dirksen on July 31, 2016 Hobbyist Michael R Weekes believes that tiny homemakers haven’t gone far enough “to do more with less”, so using the ideas …
Kasita: tiny prefab home-as-a-service for post-land urbanism by Kirsten Dirksen on July 24, 2016 Professor Jeff Wilson wants to create the “iPhone for housing”. He thinks we need to shed our preconceptions of housing …
NYC’s micro-modular, Minecraft-era building rises in 1 month by Kirsten Dirksen on July 18, 2016 Single people now make up a third of New York City’s households and with the average rent for a studio …
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 …
