60m2 penthouse has deck, antique roof dome, old city views by Kirsten Dirksen on March 6, 2021 Can remote working from a city be appealing, and even work as a slow replacement for tourism rentals during a …
Small apartment with popout kitchen celebrates light & flow by Kirsten Dirksen on December 12, 2020 To add light and space to a cramped 60 square meter flat (645 square feet), Laura Bonell knocked down most …
Valldaura Labs culls restored forest for buildings & biomass by Kirsten Dirksen on May 3, 2020 When a computer-based, self-reliant city-lab high in the hills above Barcelona designed and built a tiny home, they used parametric …
The world from our window: seclusion as introspection opportunity? by Kirsten Dirksen on April 5, 2020 A virus, smaller than a micron, has made it clear that we are now a world without borders. Confined to …
Creator of praised LEGO transformer flat builds morphing hotel by Kirsten Dirksen on September 2, 2018 A decade ago, Christian Schallert transformed a rundown Barcelona apartment into a home that could transform according to each use. …
Using a core of light & mirrors to amplify a dark apartment by Kirsten Dirksen on August 28, 2017 When designer Mike Davies purchased a small flat in Barcelona’s Sant Antoni neighborhood it was filled with tiny, dark rooms. …
House of moving doors in Barcelona adapts to young family use by Kirsten Dirksen on April 9, 2017 When South Africans Jason and Tessa Boshoff went searching for an affordable apartment in Barcelona, they found a rundown 70-square-meter …
Bought a cement factory, turned it into an enchanted palace by Kirsten Dirksen on May 8, 2016 When architect Ricardo Bofill discovered an abandoned cement factory outside Barcelona, he was inspired to give the place a new …
Small wooden studio tucked away in calm forest near Barcelona by Kirsten Dirksen on March 6, 2016 Tasked with building a tiny studio in the hills outside Barcelona, architect Pablo Serrano Elorduy created an all-wooden shelter stunning …
Popout prefab flats assembled and stacked on Barcelona roofs by Kirsten Dirksen on June 21, 2015 Barcelona developers “La Casa por el Tejado” (House on the roof) have created lightweight, prefab apartments that can be craned …
