1948 to 1984: an off-grid farm in the Hebrides & a book to read the future by Nicolás Boullosa on March 19, 2025 How Orwell’s retreat to a remote Scottish island shaped his final book, an allegory of things to come. At 43, …
Manhattan telescopic apartment grows with sliding walls & hidden bedroom by Kirsten Dirksen on March 17, 2025 Determined to make their small apartment work for their growing family, one couple turned their home into a shape-shifting marvel. …
Soufflé Society: online sentiment & the crumbling consensus by Nicolás Boullosa on March 12, 2025 The soufflé of sentiment rises quickly online, but only the bread of community sustains. There are many readings about the …
Couple’s own paradise in rural WA: yurt, cabin & barndominium homestead by Kirsten Dirksen on March 9, 2025 After years in the city, Michael Lerner and his wife, Amiee, were ready for a change. Selling their Seattle home—where …
Manga to “Kei” minicars: Japan’s cultural influence as the country’s power wanes by Nicolás Boullosa on March 5, 2025 As Japan’s weight wanes in the world, one of its cultural idiosyncrasies, kei tiny cars and trucks, get a following …
Building dream home out of railroad bridge & 1905 craftsman bungalow by Kirsten Dirksen on March 2, 2025 In a city that churns through its past at breakneck speed—where bungalows vanish overnight— Steve Pallrand has built a home …
Art of walking: a stroll in a warehouse & Bay Area’s “French village” by Nicolás Boullosa on February 27, 2025 Pushed to the extreme, a mentality based on pure utility can risk missing the little things that make one’s days …
Special Operations vet commutes by Flying Car from rural off-grid home by Kirsten Dirksen on February 23, 2025 In the remote mountains of Washington’s North Cascades, Tim Lum commutes in a way few can imagine—by flying car. From …
House in a hamlet: restoration, regeneration, and layers of a home by Nicolás Boullosa on February 20, 2025 When you tend a garden or you have a project of a house in your hands, your world opens up …
Veteran’s underground home in Maine Homestead is affordable little marvel by Kirsten Dirksen on February 16, 2025 Jim’s idea of happiness includes a 1-mile zipline that descends an entire hill and crosses a lake to get from …
