Made to last: multi-purpose furniture adapts to use/age by Kirsten Dirksen on July 9, 2017 “Real estate in cities has gotten so expensive that anybody who has a bit of a high ceiling is trying …
Chameleon shotgun house blends modern & vernacular on a budget by Kirsten Dirksen on June 11, 2017 Inspired by the shotgun houses of the Gulf Coast, architect Zui Ng set out to create a modern version that …
Couldn’t find his dream popup micro-camper, built it instead by Kirsten Dirksen on May 7, 2017 Jurgen Jas makes things- a mini Smart bike/car for his nephew, a fully-furnished mini-camper for another, a backyard workshop and …
How shantyboats down the Mississippi helped build a culture by Kirsten Dirksen on April 30, 2017 “I do not know much about gods; but I think that the river Is a strong brown god—sullen, untamed and …
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 …
On turning a former Alpine garage into an elegant modern cabin by Kirsten Dirksen on March 5, 2017 When architects Gianmatteo Romegialli and Erika Gaggia saw their friend Carlo “Dino” Marchetti’s garage with the gorgeous views of the …
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 …
Kayaker builds Hobbit Van with butterfly windows for vanlife by Kirsten Dirksen on February 6, 2017 When Canada’s top-ranked whitewater kayaker Ben Hayward decided to pursue his Olympic dream, he began a life on the road …
Indoor/outdoor budget home in Japan: affordable & permeable by Kirsten Dirksen on January 16, 2017 When a family of four asked architect Takeshi Hosaka to create a home embedded in nature on a small Tokyo …
Tracks of an old Frontier shepherd life: Great Basin Basques by Kirsten Dirksen on December 19, 2016 “What is a Basque?,” asked Orson Welles in his 1955 television travelogue. “All we know for sure is what a …
