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, …
Learning to live in cities in the Southwest, 11th-century edition by Nicolás Boullosa on October 10, 2024 How ancient Puebloan societies built resilient, sustainable cities in extreme climates—lessons for modern living without relying on 24/7/365 climate control …
Built off-grid homestead. Then became Fermented Foods’ go-to expert by Kirsten Dirksen on October 6, 2024 When Sandor Katz moved to rural Tennessee from Manhattan after a health crisis, he had no experience with gardening nor …
Art of playing fair when nobody’s watching: man & the commons by Nicolás Boullosa on October 2, 2024 A rock concert, a fragile city, and the unseen cost of crowd behavior. What happens when personal freedom clashes with …
Turns forsaken WW2 bunker into perfect Arctic underground cabin by Kirsten Dirksen on September 29, 2024 After discovering an abandoned World War II bunker while on a hike in northern Norway, Henrik Lande Andersen spent two …
Friendship: when togetherness fights alienation (& housing costs) by Nicolás Boullosa on September 25, 2024 Our culture wars contribute to the decline of genuine friendships and emotional bonds. Could co-living be a solution for some …
