He quit all to build off-grid village, mountain-long Earthship by Kirsten Dirksen on July 16, 2023 15 years ago, Dan Schultz sold his 2600-square-foot home in Flint, Michigan and bought 160 acres of raw land near …
Seattle pie-shaped home feels surprisingly big inside: see why by Kirsten Dirksen on July 9, 2023 About 100 years ago, the story goes, back when women couldn’t get their own loans in the US, a divorcée …
Turns grandfather’s rammed-earth barn into budget dream home by Kirsten Dirksen on July 3, 2023 Up until recently, Jordi Salvia’s hometown in rural Catalonia used rammed earth bricks as an ancient and effective method to …
Backyard prefab blended perfectly. So she installed it in front by Kirsten Dirksen on June 25, 2023 Jennifer Til’s family home in Silicon Valley sits on a big wide lot perfect for adding a second house, but …
Empty nesters turn idle property into thriving family farmstead by Kirsten Dirksen on June 18, 2023 How is everyday life at a friends-and-family compound in Godalming, England? Chris and Helga Frost created a home based on …
Land was barren. He dug 10-acre underground village & orchard by Kirsten Dirksen on June 11, 2023 During the California heat wave of 1906, Baldassare Forestiere dug a home underground with just a pickax and shovel. He …
TX teacher builds space-saving container home at materials cost by Kirsten Dirksen on June 4, 2023 Micah Woods taught woodshop and welding to high school students, but he dreamed of using his skills to build his …
Sliding home enlarges with railed-walls, underfloor bed & tub reveal by Kirsten Dirksen on May 28, 2023 Caspar Schols built his first shapeshifting house in his mother’s backyard as her writing cabin that, by sliding a room-on-rails, …
A dam flooded family’s mill home. They found hidden ruin to fix by Kirsten Dirksen on May 21, 2023 As a child, Maria Chillida made some of her strongest memories with her father, reputed sculptor Eduardo Chillida, at the …
Young family turns parking lot into stunning eco-home (DC alley) by Kirsten Dirksen on May 14, 2023 On a back alley in Washington DC where only a few weed trees grew between derelict cars, Andrew and Hannah …