Self-reliance in LA: backyard farm + radical home economics by Kirsten Dirksen on May 20, 2013 Erik Knutzen and Kelly Coyne have been farming their yard in Los Angeles for over a decade. In addition to …
Coworking & collision of ideas in Barcelona’s craft studios by Kirsten Dirksen on May 14, 2013 A jeweler, an electrician, an illustrator… in a corner of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, these makers share office space. It may …
Extreme transformer in Hong Kong: Gary Chang’s 24 rooms in 1 by Kirsten Dirksen on May 12, 2013 Gary Chang has lived in the same 32 square meters (344 square feet) for nearly his entire life. Nearly 40 …
Skinny house in LA: affordable, minimal, modern home/office by Kirsten Dirksen on May 6, 2013 Simon Storey (Anonymous) wanted to buy an affordable home so he bought the smallest and cheapest thing on the market. …
Boat-inspired apartment is a series of transforming cubes by Kirsten Dirksen on April 29, 2013 The Born is now one of Barcelona’s most desirable neighborhoods, but several centuries ago this portion of the Gothic quarter …
DIY restoration of abandoned 18th century home in Barcelona by Kirsten Dirksen on April 22, 2013 When Michele first entered his newly-rented apartment in Barcelona, it had been abandoned for 35 years so looked nothing like …
Tentsile tree tents: floating treehouses mimic spider webs by Kirsten Dirksen on April 16, 2013 Treehouse architect Alex Shirley-Smith wanted to create a portable treehouse, a kind of ready-made, floating shelter that could be assembled …
Teleworking pods: dedicated backyard office in Medieval town by Kirsten Dirksen on April 7, 2013 Berkhamsted is small English village where William became the Conqueror, Geoffrey Chaucer worked and Graham Greene was born. Today it’s …
Simple living on a narrowboat home in West End London by Kirsten Dirksen on April 3, 2013 Emma Freemantle lives in pricey West End London (near Regent’s Park), but she could afford to buy her home because …
Minimal UK townhome blends glass, plywood, steel, concrete by Kirsten Dirksen on March 25, 2013 On an abandoned lot in South London, architect Carl Turner and his minimalist wife Mary Martin created a new type …
