Un mini-apartamento que se transforma en infinitos espacios by Kirsten Dirksen on April 25, 2011 Cuando Christian Schallert no se está vistiendo, cocinando, durmiendo o comiendo, su diminuto apartamento loft de 24 metros cuadrados en Barcelona se …
Lego-style apartment transforms into infinite spaces by Kirsten Dirksen on April 25, 2011 When Christian Schallert isn’t cooking, dressing, sleeping or eating, his 24 square meter (258 square feet) apartment is an empty cube. To use …
Transforming a tiny apartment for a growing family (kid #2) by Kirsten Dirksen on April 11, 2011 Marta Barceló lives in a 47 square meter (505 sq ft) apartment in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter. She first moved in with …
How to charge an EV (with Tesla Motors) by Kirsten Dirksen on April 4, 2011 It’s estimated that by 2015 there will be 2.5 million electric vehicles worldwide which means instead of pulling over for …
Seed saving for a better tomato (organic DIY) by Kirsten Dirksen on March 31, 2011 The easiest way to plant your vegetables is to buy a packet of seeds, but most often those seeds are hybrids …
Yosemite in a day: shrinking trees, cougars & a tourist loop by Kirsten Dirksen on March 28, 2011 Nearly 4 million people visited Yosemite National park last year and most of them stayed- as we did- within the …
Versatile passive house to balance live/work, urban/country by Kirsten Dirksen on March 21, 2011 As an architect passionate about passive solar and urban live/work design, Alan Cohen got tired of waiting for a client …
Edible yard: organic veggies & foraging for palatable weeds by Kirsten Dirksen on March 16, 2011 You may not have enough land to urban homestead (“a household that produces a significant part of the food, including …
Amaranth: a superfood for the backyard gardener by Kirsten Dirksen on March 10, 2011 Cultivated as a grain for 8,000 years, Amaranth is known in India rajeera- the King’s grain- and by the ancient …
WorldHaus: a stackable, solar-powered kit home under $1,000 by Kirsten Dirksen on February 21, 2011 WorldHaus is a kit home that can be put together by a family in less than a week. And that …
