Rundown apartments reborn as food-forest coliving Agritopia by Kirsten Dirksen on September 26, 2021 In 2007, Ole and Maitri Ersson bought a rundown apartment complex in the city and immediately began to de-pave parking …
3D-Printed in 24h, no waste. Price to fall as builds ramp-up by Kirsten Dirksen on September 19, 2021 Up to now, construction has relied on rigid techniques that usually create big amounts of waste. By adding material instead …
Mountaintop building was banned. Pulled off epic off-grid by Kirsten Dirksen on September 12, 2021 On a California mountaintop with no access to power, David Latimer created a deconstructed home from two wee homes on …
Built a backyard Yome (yurt + dome) to stay in San Francisco by Kirsten Dirksen on September 5, 2021 When Ava Rosen first slept in a yome – a hybrid between a yurt and geodesic dome – she fell …
We needed simple furniture. This is our Spartan transformer system by Kirsten Dirksen on August 29, 2021 To furnish an old country home in a 12th Century town, we wanted to create the minimal expression of furniture …
2 skinny homes interlock like a puzzle on small LA lot by Kirsten Dirksen on August 22, 2021 Kevin Daly and Dana Cuff bought a small, rundown home in Santa Monica, and worried about the lack of density …
Went homeless. Done Guerrilla Grazing by choice ever since by Kirsten Dirksen on August 15, 2021 Aaron Fletcher has grazed his sheep and lived off the land as a traveling shepherd for 12 years. He calls …
Kristie Wolfe restores boat-shaped cabin in forsaken lake by Kirsten Dirksen on August 9, 2021 Kristie Wolfe has transformed a giant potato, a fire lookout, and an earthen hole into homes and now she’s converting …
Modal is a backyard home to rent-out or dwell-in anywhere by Kirsten Dirksen on August 1, 2021 Can backyard homes provide income & housing? A year after Salt Lake City allowed owners to put tiny homes in …
4x Quonset home-studio: 40 years of artistic simple living by Kirsten Dirksen on July 26, 2021 In the desert of Joshua Tree, Bobby Furst’s home/studio/compound is an artistic wonderland built from 4 Quonset huts, 3 Airstream …
