Can micro-apartments avoid NIMBYism in suburban San Francisco? by Kirsten Dirksen on February 1, 2016 San Francisco’s housing crisis is now legendary: the average rent for a 2 bedroom studio is $5000. To add housing …
Treehotel: mirrorcube, nest, UFO treehouses in Arctic forest by Kirsten Dirksen on January 19, 2016 In the far north of Sweden in a very tiny town, Kent and Britta Lindvall – believing that if you …
Capsule hotel, ancient city: sleeping in a Kyoto pod for $40 by Kirsten Dirksen on December 14, 2015 In the late ‘70s, Metabolist architect Kisho Kurokawa (designer of the Nakagin capsule tower) dreamt up “a hotel for 2001”. The …
High desert skinny home feels big facing Bend’s mountains by Kirsten Dirksen on November 15, 2015 Gary Beaudoin wanted to build a home with intention, where every square foot was laid out for a purpose and …
Dan Price’s underground home, art & philosophy on $5,000/year by Kirsten Dirksen on September 20, 2015 When Dan Price returned to his home state of Oregon in 1990 he was determined to avoid mortgages or rent …
Refined home crafted from 2 cargo containers on NorCal farm by Kirsten Dirksen on August 31, 2015 In the late nineties, Alexis and Eric Koefoed moved onto a Northern California farm that had been abandoned for 30 …
Light walls & moving doors revamp Kyoto small home by Kirsten Dirksen on August 24, 2015 Architects Yoichiro Hayashi and Shogo Sakurai (NAAD) upgraded a rundown 100-year-old Kyoto home by covering it in plywood to create …
Solitarios e incorruptibles: últimos empresarios libertarios by Nicolás Boullosa on August 17, 2015 Muchos de los emprendedores más admirados son jóvenes y/o han fundado empresas tecnológicas. Pero no todos son jóvenes, ni han …
Nakagin: 140 plug and play capsules float in metabolist tower by Kirsten Dirksen on August 9, 2015 Resembling clusters of space pods stacked 13 stories tall, the Nakagin Capsule Tower is the world’s first example of capsule …
Sequía en California: eficiencia, aguas grises y sensores by Nicolás Boullosa on July 7, 2015 California continúa en estado de alerta por la prolongada sequía. De acabarse de manera abrupta, remitiría el renovado interés tecnológico …
