TX teacher builds space-saving container home at materials cost by Kirsten Dirksen on June 4, 2023 Micah Woods taught woodshop and welding to high school students, but he dreamed of using his skills to build his …
Sliding home enlarges with railed-walls, underfloor bed & tub reveal by Kirsten Dirksen on May 28, 2023 Cabin ANNA by Dutch designer Caspar Schols is a 300-square-foot cabin with sliding walls that can stretch to 500 —solarium …
A dam flooded family’s mill home. They found hidden ruin to fix by Kirsten Dirksen on May 21, 2023 As a child, Maria Chillida made some of her strongest memories with her father, reputed sculptor Eduardo Chillida, at the …
Young family turns parking lot into stunning eco-home (DC alley) by Kirsten Dirksen on May 14, 2023 On a back alley in Washington DC where only a few weed trees grew between derelict cars, Andrew and Hannah …
Couple’s stunning home-on-wheels produces water, has solar awnings by Kirsten Dirksen on May 7, 2023 After renovating over 400 Airstreams and living for a decade in boats and vehicles Matthew and Joanna Hofmann created their …
Highrise transformer studio unfolds 5 rooms in 327sqft – 30m2 by Kirsten Dirksen on April 30, 2023 When we planned a visit to NYC, our friend Hasier Larrea, a former MIT engineer who makes what he calls …
Builds open-plan home by hand with Japanese-inspired carpentry by Kirsten Dirksen on April 24, 2023 Tim Seggerman bought a rundown shack in rural New Jersey with the goal of building a house out of simple …
People only saw old tires & poverty. He makes Slow Shoes from it đź‘ž by Kirsten Dirksen on April 16, 2023 Juliano Lima likes to bring things back to life. At home, his furniture is made from old pallets, scaffolding, and …
(Un)housed in paradise: how the homeless can get off the street by Kirsten Dirksen on April 11, 2023 Chronic homelessness has risen 65% in the U.S. in the past 7 years, much of the increase has happened in …
Trapped in paradise: how we got the homeless situation (part 1) by Kirsten Dirksen on April 2, 2023 It’s tough to put a number on how many Americans are homeless. About one and a half million people sleep …