Is Paris’ best bedroom in a closet? 6-in-1 yoga apartment by Kirsten Dirksen on December 19, 2021 Laure Badufle works multiple jobs from home so, needing her tiny apartment to serve multiple functions, she built the smallest …
How hermits clamped their dwellings on to Meteora boulders by Kirsten Dirksen on April 5, 2021 Archeologists argue that Meteora has been considered a holy place by hermits since the Paleolithic, or several millennia before Christians …
Microhome bordering the desert as refuge for writing by Kirsten Dirksen on November 21, 2020 In Far West Texas, at the edge of the Chihuahuan Desert, the little town of Marfa has served as an …
Turning a garage into an in-law unit as empty nest alternative by Kirsten Dirksen on December 15, 2019 Stacy Lince’s family of four and her widowed mother, Lee Reich, were paying a collective $4,000 per month (and rising) …
Swedish-inspired backyard cottage works as secluded oasis home by Kirsten Dirksen on May 19, 2019 Su Pang loves travel and traditional Swedish cottages. In 2013, she had a little-used 5000-square-foot backyard subject to relaxed building …
Vancouver dad on raising 5 free-range kids in city apartment by Kirsten Dirksen on April 8, 2018 Adrian Crook lives with his five kids in a condo in downtown Vancouver. When he separated from his wife, he …
Texan alley turned into barber shop turned into skinny house by Kirsten Dirksen on July 11, 2016 When metalworker George Sacaris bought an old barbershop in Marfa, Texas 15 years ago, he removed the leaking roof and …
Backyard teahouses for meditation, guest cottage, homeoffice by Kirsten Dirksen on February 17, 2014 When a Silicon Valley executive asked architect Robert Swatt (Swatt Miers Architects) to design teahouses for his backyard, Swatt wasn’t sure where …
Off-grid, handcrafted life on Oregon farm & workshop by Kirsten Dirksen on November 25, 2013 Brian is an “obsessive craftsman” who believes he can build most anything in his life. On his Oregon farm he …
Skinny house in LA: affordable, minimal, modern home/office by Kirsten Dirksen on May 6, 2013 Simon Storey (Anonymous) wanted to buy an affordable home so he bought the smallest and cheapest thing on the market. …
