Clever microhome perches over compact food forest outside Barcelona by Kirsten Dirksen on July 17, 2022 At just 8 square meters (86 square feet), a clever micro-house perched on the coastal hills of Maresme outside Barcelona …
Self-actualization: chances we unlock when testing our limits by Nicolás Boullosa on July 12, 2022 When Ashland, Oregon-based veteran entrepreneur Asha Deliverance explained how she had started her thriving business of modular dome tents for …
Modern building, ancient A/C: wind-tunnel facade cools apartments by Nicolás Boullosa on July 7, 2022 For three millennia, builders in the Middle East (where temperatures can reach 50 degrees Celsius) have been cooling their homes …
Turns abandoned cargo boat into modern home gem (before/after) by Kirsten Dirksen on June 27, 2022 Jérémie Malvy bought an old cargo riverboat for 11,000 euros and then spent two years remaking it into a light …
Risk aversion getting in the way of essential breakthroughs by Nicolás Boullosa on June 23, 2022 It’s challenging to bring urgency to diffuse problems whose dire consequences happen over time, bringing fatalism to the situation —and …
He saved stone barn. Also built unreal villa under hillside by Kirsten Dirksen on June 19, 2022 Gorka Ibargoyen bought an abandoned stone housebarn in the Bera Valley of Navarre and wanted to expand it to fit …
An amateur’s take on building a cob house that ages well by Nicolás Boullosa on June 15, 2022 “Once a new technology rolls over you, if you’re not part of the steamroller, you’re part of the road,” has …
Friends build real castle from scratch with simple tools only by Kirsten Dirksen on June 12, 2022 Reality can beat the building frenzy in Minecraft, as seen in Guédelon Castle: in 1997, in a forest two hours …
Impermanence & patina: homes that learn to age with occupants by Nicolás Boullosa on June 8, 2022 Urban and personal decay don’t always go hand in hand. As life continues, empty nesters leave their big households for …
Delivery EV turned solar-powered campervan: 100% self-reliant by Kirsten Dirksen on June 7, 2022 Believing solar vehicles were feasible beyond the lightweight Aptera and Lightyear One cars, Joel Gregory Hayes wanted to create an …
