Extreme weather houseboat floats in Silicon Valley backyard by Kirsten Dirksen on September 29, 2014 A couple of years ago, Chris Robinson was a former Facebook and PayPal art director with no boat-building (nor sailing) …
Commuter builds water bike to pedal across San Francisco Bay by Kirsten Dirksen on September 22, 2014 When Judah Schiller heard that the bike lane on the Bay Bridge (connecting San Francisco and Oakland) was going to …
Tiny Texas Houses’ “Willy Wonka” on doing magic reusing wood by Kirsten Dirksen on September 16, 2014 Brad “Darby” Kittel came to Texas living on a converted school bus. He had planned to write the Great American …
P2P Brooklyn: from apartment to shared flat, restaurant/club by Kirsten Dirksen on September 8, 2014 Adam Finkelman and Evan Garfield were veteran roommates of the New York City rental scene so when they discovered a …
Tall law student, tiny house: bachelor builds dorm on wheels by Kirsten Dirksen on September 1, 2014 When Joel Fleck moved home to after college, he wanted his own place, but he didn’t want to pay the …
Box Office stacks 32 colorful containers into stunning building by Kirsten Dirksen on August 25, 2014 In 2008, architect Joe Haskett was hired to design an office building on an abandoned lot in Providence, RI. Then …
Marfa’s restored trailers from the nomadic recreation heyday by Kirsten Dirksen on August 20, 2014 Two hundred miles southeast of El Paso and 800 miles west from Austin, Marfa may be isolated from major cultural centers, …
Westfalia campervan as minimal nomadic home in Santa Barbara by Kirsten Dirksen on August 11, 2014 Last year Sam Jacquette was paying over $1100 a month in rent and working a job he didn’t enjoy to …
Austin coder builds timeless cob home using precise patterns by Kirsten Dirksen on August 4, 2014 When Gary Zuker bought an undeveloped piece of land outside of Austin (Texas) 25 years ago, he knew the only …
Portable, green-roofed crafty studio of Lake Tahoe builders by Kirsten Dirksen on July 28, 2014 When brothers Tyler and Shaun Bratt began building a structure in their front yard they had plans for a sauna, …
