Berlin architect turns silo into spaceship-esque home-as-art by Kirsten Dirksen on November 6, 2017 After two years of living in a camper with his young daughter, architect Jan Körbes wanted something better suited to …
Construir con despojos: contenedor, silo, hangar, depósito… by Nicolás Boullosa on July 2, 2017 El principio arquitectónico según el cual la forma de una estructura debería adecuarse a su uso (“la forma sigue a …
Farmhouse in a hangar: NJ modern home creates a world within by Kirsten Dirksen on August 14, 2016 When architect Adam Kalkin placed a huge airplane hangar over his 1880s New Jersey farmhouse, he hoped to gain space …
Earth-cooled, shipping container underground CA home for 30K by Kirsten Dirksen on April 18, 2016 As a kid Steve Rees played in caves and learned how the earth could cool. As an adult, he buried …
Post-zoning in Containertopia: SF factory of container homes by Kirsten Dirksen on October 26, 2015 When we first visited Luke Iseman and Heather Stewart on a formerly abandoned lot in West Oakland (CA), they were …
De comunas a Baugruppen: nuevo co-living en centros urbanos by Nicolás Boullosa on August 5, 2015 El alquiler de las ciudades más vibrantes es tan prohibitivo que aparecen propuestas para solucionarlo: nuevas comunas para creativos, viviendas …
Cómo comprar un contenedor logístico para oficina o vivienda by Nicolás Boullosa on June 2, 2015 La construcción con contenedores logísticos aumenta su notoriedad mediática al prometer el uso de habitáculos modulares con tamaño estándar, precio …
Arquitectura moderna latinoamericana: calidad post-colonial by Nicolás Boullosa on February 10, 2015 Entre 1955 y 1980, Latinoamérica vivió su particular eclosión de arquitectura moderna, edificios que abandonaban la tradición colonial y se …
Access to tools to help craft your self reliance by Kirsten Dirksen on January 18, 2015 “We are as gods and might as well get good at it,” wrote Stewart Brand in the first Whole Earth …
From Gotham to isolated, code & debt-free West Texas estate by Kirsten Dirksen on November 17, 2014 Seven years ago John Wells sold his heavily-mortgaged home in upstate New York and bought 40 acres in West Texas …