2-story wine barrel beats family’s charming redwood log house by Kirsten Dirksen on October 31, 2022 When Marianne and Richard Atkinson bought a 1250-square-foot cabin in the Santa Cruz Redwoods, they didn’t expect to stay long …
Small prefab backyard home feels more livable than McMansions by Kirsten Dirksen on September 11, 2022 John Geary grew up watching his father build big homes in the San Francisco Bay Area where it can take …
Turned lousy shed into 3 dream homes around zen garden & spa by Kirsten Dirksen on August 1, 2022 25 years ago, Jeffrey Frechette bought “the last $100,000 house in Seattle”, a tiny 1940s-era war bungalow that he describes …
Impermanence & patina: homes that learn to age with occupants by Nicolás Boullosa on June 8, 2022 Urban and personal decay don’t always go hand in hand. As life continues, empty nesters leave their big households for …
3D-Printed in 24h, no waste. Price to fall as builds ramp-up by Kirsten Dirksen on September 19, 2021 Up to now, construction has relied on rigid techniques that usually create big amounts of waste. By adding material instead …
De construir casas a imprimirlas: primeras versiones viables by Nicolás Boullosa on August 21, 2021 En fecha tan reciente como los años 90, los incrédulos reían sin piedad de las predicciones de futurólogos que confiaban …
Sube la vivienda (y urge una solución de inicio) by Nicolás Boullosa on August 3, 2021 Comprobado: los mismos expertos que se pasaron los últimos años alertando sobre una deflación «de facto» en el mundo desarrollado …
Modal is a backyard home to rent-out or dwell-in anywhere by Kirsten Dirksen on August 1, 2021 Can backyard homes provide income & housing? A year after Salt Lake City allowed owners to put tiny homes in …
Full home unfolds in 1-hour, kitchen & bathroom included by Kirsten Dirksen on May 28, 2021 The Boxabl Casita is a $49,000 home that begins as an easily-transportable 8-foot wide box and unfolds into 375-square-feet of …
LA couple builds backyard cottage, then moves-in from main home by Kirsten Dirksen on July 19, 2020 Paul and Yuki Gasiorkiewicz bought a nondescript 1930s bungalow in LA’s Echo Park and rather than trying to convert it …
