Family got unbuildable lot. They raised rustic-modern masterpiece. by Kirsten Dirksen on May 19, 2024 John Lautner’s rustic-modern cabin, tucked away in the San Jacinto mountains outside LA, is an organic architecture classic example. In …
Designing homes that age well & adapt to life’s different stages by Nicolás Boullosa on May 15, 2024 From the sandwich generation to the boomerang generation, homes undergo makeovers that don’t seem aligned with life’s events. This can …
Turns stone barn into minimal hideaway with stealth furniture-rooms by Kirsten Dirksen on May 12, 2024 Africa Lao had spent her career designing homes from an office in Barcelona, so when she moved to the country …
Utopian progress & architecture of collapse: Bayocean, Futurism & The Line by Nicolás Boullosa on May 9, 2024 If there’s one thing shared by intense poets, self-made magnates, and big dignitaries, it’s their ambition to try to reach …
Full village living off land & craft like modern Amish: 350 families & growing by Kirsten Dirksen on May 5, 2024 In the heart of Texas, 1200 members of the Homestead Heritage community have spent the past 5 decades working the …
Why a lack of porosity in homes and urbanism is making people sick (studies) by Nicolás Boullosa on May 1, 2024 We like to think of ourselves as independent entities capable of forging our own paths. But we are born into …
In LA, 50s garage becomes ideal backyard home with precise built-ins by Kirsten Dirksen on April 28, 2024 A Hollywood writer/director wanted to turn his rundown garage behind his LA home into a home/studio that could fulfill many …
North of the Sun: outdoors culture & remote communities in Norway by Nicolás Boullosa on April 24, 2024 When traveling across Scandinavia a few years ago, we most appreciated the casual sense of caring about the outdoors. The …
His Velomobile RV is a bicycle-camper to live (bed, kitchen, WC included) by Kirsten Dirksen on April 21, 2024 Micro-shelter designer Paul Elkins (his bike campers have inspired a movement in Germany: Fahrradwohnwagen) has created a pedal RV (a …
Better experiences online & offline? Internet rewilding vs “inferno of the same” by Nicolás Boullosa on April 17, 2024 After having a great conversation with Texan designer Ryan Rhodes from LAND, I felt compelled to write a piece on …
