Is it a dark era? It’s certainly a dark time of the year, & that’s okay by Nicolás Boullosa on November 14, 2024 Each city has one unique light, and light is much more than an atmospheric device propelling our perception, mood, and …
“Live from California” legend shares SuperAging secret, DIY-building tips 🛹 by Kirsten Dirksen on November 10, 2024 At 89, Lloyd Kahn has been building his own homes for over six decades, crafting spaces that include a few …
Our cultural sense of “permanent emergency” (as seen in pop culture) by Nicolás Boullosa on November 6, 2024 Can we escape the never-ending election mode now that the US elections are over? I’ll try, nonetheless. Exploring pop culture’s …
Building ecovillage of storm-proof homes made of bone-like biomaterial by Kirsten Dirksen on November 3, 2024 On a rural property on the slopes of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, Morgan Bierschenk and his team have been refining …
Poetics of dead leaves & tree landscaping as best thermostat around by Nicolás Boullosa on October 30, 2024 As of now, leaves change their color and fall around us. In a fragmented reality, the slow shift of seasons …
Turns warehouse into dream home with underground living + Roman bath 🏛️ by Kirsten Dirksen on October 27, 2024 Ignacio Morente bought a dilapidated warehouse and, with help from family and friends, he built his dream home, complete with …
When exurbs aspire to learn from Old World villages: Esmeralda by Nicolás Boullosa on October 23, 2024 Can a modern development in Sonoma County capture the spirit of Old World village life, or will it fall into …
Tenant couldn’t afford city. Their alleyway studio made him stay by Kirsten Dirksen on October 20, 2024 More and more families living in urban and suburban setups across California are slowly turning their single-family homes into lots …
How apartments got their bad name in America, and what to do about it by Nicolás Boullosa on October 17, 2024 The American Dream Detour, or: how suburbs stole the spotlight from apartment living. Exploring the roots of the stigma surrounding …
What to do with decommissioned oil tank? Build remote Scandinavian home by Kirsten Dirksen on October 14, 2024 In the tiny Scandinavian island of Skrova north of the Arctic Circle, Martin Otterbeck and Agnete Brun bought an old, …
