Tiny lot, grand comfort: Skinny home + 2 yards as designer’s live-work oasis by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2024 Landscape designer Molly Sedlacek was looking for an inspiring place to live and work in LA when she stumbled upon …
Full city of airtight wood buildings planned near Stockholm by Nicolás Boullosa on July 9, 2023 Modern timber buildings can be cheap, green, and fireproof. It wasn’t the case in Medieval times when density, open fireplaces, …
Turns drafty townhome into tranquil Cork Passive House by Kirsten Dirksen on March 19, 2023 To insulate a drafty, rundown home in Barcelona while making it as healthy as possible and also “perfectly integrated into …
The Burrow sunken home reflects zen garden as tranquil hideout by Kirsten Dirksen on March 20, 2022 With Madrid rents too high for young architects Ignacio and Pilar, they decided to turn their studio into a stealthy …
Cork-clad home uses Trombe Wall & circular vents as free A/C by Kirsten Dirksen on November 9, 2021 When Nancy and her husband found a lot at the edge of Catalonia’s Garraf forest, they wanted a home that …
Voxel Cabin grows food, reuses water, makes energy from waste by Kirsten Dirksen on May 8, 2021 With the goal of building a cabin without relying on materials from the outside world, those at Valldaura Labs accessed …
U-Build hands-on: a flat-pack modular home you can assemble by Kirsten Dirksen on April 24, 2021 U-Build is a modular construction system even completely inexperienced builders can assemble with simple hand tools. The flat-pack kit is …
