Spent 5 years fixing old house-barn by hand. It was worth it by Kirsten Dirksen on January 30, 2022 When Enrico Gri discovered the wild Orco Valley during a ski mountaineering trip, he fell in love with the idea …
Fast & cheap revamp of long-time abandoned small apartment by Kirsten Dirksen on January 2, 2022 David Tapias (Aixopluc founder) and Ricard Pau installed their first experimental home inside a former photographer’s studio that had been …
3-story container townhouse shines in street art vibrant alley by Kirsten Dirksen on June 7, 2020 When Carl Cassell started his restaurant in Toronto’s Queen West, land was affordable; now it’s not, so when he and …
High desert life: pro snowboarder’s converted 50s fire truck by Kirsten Dirksen on May 13, 2018 Since he was a teen Austin Smith has been paid to chase the snow around the world, but after a …
Old Denver city bus transformed as young family’s comfy home by Kirsten Dirksen on March 25, 2018 Facing an unaffordable housing market, Scott and Emily bought a retired Denver city bus at auction and rebuilt it as …
Danish maker turns waste into art, furniture, vehicles & more by Kirsten Dirksen on March 11, 2018 Thomas Dambo routes his daily bike commute past neighborhood dumpsters to find materials for his builds. In the past several …
WA maker turns skoolie, short-bus & container into home-office by Kirsten Dirksen on January 14, 2018 Seven years ago, Jeremy and Mira Thompson quit their jobs and sold their suburban home to hit the road in …
Paris microflat gets precise in space use with thrifty ideas by Kirsten Dirksen on February 19, 2017 On a nurse’s salary, Flore Devaux knew buying a home in Paris would be difficult so when she stumbled upon …
Cube hut becomes tiny house inside small Kyoto office building by Kirsten Dirksen on February 21, 2016 When Tada Masaharu and Shojiro Endo began renting a crumbling machiya (a traditional townhouse typical of Kyoto, Japan), they wanted …
Origami-style cardboard furniture for dorms, urban nomads by Kirsten Dirksen on October 13, 2014 As an undergraduate at Yale, Zach Rothholz began to experiment with a corrugated material called triple ply: “like regular cardboard, …
