Veteran coder builds stone-covered Dome Home into Texas hill by Kirsten Dirksen on November 5, 2023 When Al Schwarz moved from upstate NY near Dallas, TX, for work, he wanted a home with low energy bills …
Couple builds off-grid ecovillage with friends & leftovers 🐎 by Kirsten Dirksen on March 26, 2023 Emma and Edo were once a hotel stage show dance team, until they quit to live out their dream of …
Arctic Homestead: 10 years living off the Alaskan wilderness by Kirsten Dirksen on October 9, 2022 Jenna and David Jonas have spent most of their lives living off the land. At 17, David built a cabin …
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 …
Finds cave home ruin on a cliff, restores it on a budget by Kirsten Dirksen on July 10, 2021 Julien Cohen’s first home was carved into the side of a hill in La Roque Gageac, a troglodytic village stacked …
Bought rocky lot, created megalith home amid boulders by Kirsten Dirksen on April 10, 2021 Steve Demarest took advantage of the huge boulders covering his land in the Cascade Mountains to build a home that …
New Earthships capture more energy, water & food at lower cost by Kirsten Dirksen on July 13, 2020 With walls made from old tires packed with earth, as well as upcycled glass bottles and cans, Earthships have always …
Modern & Mayan craft inspire quake-proof homes & learning coop by Kirsten Dirksen on October 10, 2017 When a community group in Guadalajara, Mexico wanted to build housing for workshops on their land overlooking the Huentitán Canyon, …
Modern-traditional Japan mud home: bioclimatic on a budget by Kirsten Dirksen on November 23, 2015 To bring natural homes into the 21 Century, architect Tono Mirai designed “Future House”: a home that blends traditional earth …
Art of living in a Dordogne’s tiny mud home with living roof by Kirsten Dirksen on May 15, 2014 In a small forest in France’s Dordogne, self-taught carpenter Menthé built his home with a living roof and mud walls, …
