Abandoned hayloft now small cube home on Costa Brava estate by Kirsten Dirksen on December 24, 2012 David Pou van den Bossche’s grandparents and father were born and raised in their 16th century masia (Catalan Villa) on …
Small art studio as DIY unfolding home for family of 4 by Kirsten Dirksen on December 17, 2012 For 12 years Omar worked in publicity and set design, but when his first son was born he left it …
DIY trashion furniture kit: upcycle trash into lampshades by Kirsten Dirksen on December 13, 2012 Ryan Frank is South African born designer who learned about re-using materials from a childhood in a country where recycling …
Budget modern micro-apartment uses space-era warped walls by Kirsten Dirksen on December 10, 2012 When Carlos Ortega returned to Mexico after 8 years in Paris, he found “things were starting to happen” in the …
6 rooms into 1: morphing apartment packs 1100 sq ft into 420 by Kirsten Dirksen on December 3, 2012 When we first met Graham Hill- founder of treehugger.com- in 2010, he had just bought two tiny apartments in a …
Brazilian slow shoes: handmade, hand-dyed, reused-tire soles by Kirsten Dirksen on November 29, 2012 Juliano Lima believed in the skills of his countrymen, but he knew that few Brazilian crafters had the resources to …
Home-within-home: $2K treehouse, tiny hut in Brooklyn loft by Kirsten Dirksen on November 25, 2012 Architect Terri Chiao knew she couldn’t afford the rent on a 750-square-foot Brooklyn loft without a roommate, but she didn’t …
NYC Swiss Army knife apartment’s walls open, fold & slide by Kirsten Dirksen on November 16, 2012 Rosa and Robert Garneau’s Chelsea apartment is small- just 550 square feet of usable space with a bedroom just 8 …
Biointensive mini-farming: grow more food in less space by Kirsten Dirksen on November 13, 2012 With just one-tenth of an acre of space, it’s possible to grow your entire diet, claims a Northern California gardening …
325-square-foot cave apartment has DIY & upcycled furniture by Kirsten Dirksen on November 5, 2012 Monica Potvin and Markel Otaola bought the 30-square-meter (323-square-foot usable space) apartment in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter during their child-free years …
