Writer builds backyard mountain cottage as personal space by Kirsten Dirksen on July 22, 2015 As top cities become pricey and competitive, smaller yet vibrant cities attract those in search of more than work. Crissie …
Underground bike parking system in Tokyo: how it works by Kirsten Dirksen on July 14, 2015 With an estimated 9 million cyclists, Tokyo has a parking problem. Japanese engineering firm Giken Seisakusho believes the solution involves …
€1,000 small home built in 100 hours from open source design by Kirsten Dirksen on July 6, 2015 Designer Ryan Frank wanted a semi-mobile home for a small plot in a “sensitive area” in Spain. He thought about …
Rust Belt rebirth: a $17,500 Cincinnati old home renewal by Kirsten Dirksen on June 29, 2015 It’s become difficult to afford urban living in places like San Francisco, New York or even Portland, but there is …
Popout prefab flats assembled and stacked on Barcelona roofs by Kirsten Dirksen on June 21, 2015 Barcelona developers “La Casa por el Tejado” (House on the roof) have created lightweight, prefab apartments that can be craned …
Experiments in small space gardening in Mexico City by Kirsten Dirksen on June 15, 2015 In the ruins of an old storage building, young urban farmers in Mexico City’s Roma District are experimenting with how …
Native American wetu: a dome house preceding Bucky Fuller by Kirsten Dirksen on June 7, 2015 The Wampanoag people who lived along the U.S. East Coast built dome-shaped homes called wetus. The round shape was most …
What can be learned from a 17th century American town by Kirsten Dirksen on May 31, 2015 In Plymouth, Massachusetts- the site of the first English colony in America – Matteo Brault spends his days living a …
Converted van as full-time home for nomadic Canadian couple by Kirsten Dirksen on May 23, 2015 Mat and Danielle spent their first date bonding over Lloyd Kahn’s book “Home Work” and discussing their ideas for simplifying …
Lloyd Kahn on his NorCal self-reliant half-acre homestead by Kirsten Dirksen on May 18, 2015 At 80 years old, Lloyd Kahn is an icon of alternative housing. In the seventies he was a poster child …
