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 …
Nautilus houseboat: German functionalism, golden ratio shape by Kirsten Dirksen on April 12, 2020 The Nautilus houseboats are modeled on their namesake, the spiraled-shell mollusc, to fit seamlessly with the natural world. Nautilus Hauseboot …
Old barn becomes young architect’s budget, elegant home-studio by Kirsten Dirksen on September 8, 2019 Alfredo Vanotti wanted to recover the old barn his grandfather had built 100 years ago in his village’s now-abandoned town …
On building your dream (floating) home-studio, the Dutch way by Kirsten Dirksen on June 3, 2018 When architect Julius Taminiau and his girlfriend needed more space for their growing family, they left their tiny Amsterdam flat …
Off-grid float cabin: retirement tiny home in BC wilderness by Kirsten Dirksen on July 2, 2012 Margy and Wayne Lutz were camping in Coastal British Columbia when they discovered their dream home: the float cabins of …
Frodo’s simple living: Hobbit Holes, tiny homes, shedworking by Kirsten Dirksen on June 4, 2012 “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends …
Making longboards, furniture, sculptures from wood scraps by Kirsten Dirksen on May 22, 2012 Scott Constable is a craftsman who designs utilitarian objects like furniture skateboards and handcrafted homes to the more esoteric, such …
Artist couple’s 3-acre homestead on unincorporated Norcal coast by Kirsten Dirksen on May 21, 2012 There once was a Wow House- a small backyard studio that Scott Constable built for his and his wife Ene …
Airline exec builds observation tower treehouse as tiny home by Kirsten Dirksen on May 3, 2012 Fred Reid has reached the top of his industry– he’s been president of Delta Airlines, CEO of Virgin America, president …
