Building Bunker Villa on a budget using Quonset Hut structure by Kirsten Dirksen on January 7, 2024 Fifteen years ago David had friends building underground shelters, but he didn’t understand the attraction, until an ice storm took …
Enchanted Castle hides underground water-maze in San Francisco by Kirsten Dirksen on January 1, 2024 Within San Francisco city limits, there’s a Norman-style castle with a 4-story turret that few residents have heard of. Built …
Black swan events in a world reliant on shipping container handling by Nicolás Boullosa on December 31, 2023 A few days ago, my older daughter coincided with media headlines in asking for clarification regarding a question: Who are …
Modern home hideout sits on forsaken volcano like Star Wars rebel ship by Kirsten Dirksen on December 24, 2023 Perched on a slope of what is arguably the tallest mountain in the world (Mauna Kea), and accessible only by …
They wanted affordable & livable housing. They got company towns by Nicolás Boullosa on December 21, 2023 Fed up with constraints around a lack of enough housing inventory around their sprawling offices that could alleviate pressure on …
Giant Earthship vs wildfire: Did good prepping save this ecovillage? by Kirsten Dirksen on December 17, 2023 Dan Schultz spent 15 years building his off-grid self-sufficient utopia with whimsical homes and trees and gardens that produced enough …
Sarajevo Haggadah: teachings from a surviving book from Sepharad by Nicolás Boullosa on December 13, 2023 When done right, historical fiction broadens our understanding of things past, reminding us of the power of evocation. In our …
No bank loaned them money. They built dream Hobbit Home themselves by Kirsten Dirksen on December 10, 2023 When no bank would give them a loan for an earth-sheltered dome home, Steve Travis and Jeff Ingram began to …
Little things that count: home materials, gardening, compost by Nicolás Boullosa on December 7, 2023 We know that our lack of patience as a civilization has reached its apex when companies invest their best engineering …
Young architect’s Fairy-Tale home inspired by Nature’s spirals: awe inside 🐚 by Kirsten Dirksen on December 4, 2023 The Bloomhouse seems to erupt or grow from the ground, leaving no straight lines. It was actually hand-sculpted over the …