6-foot-wide home in DC’s driveway elbows to 10 feet: see how by Kirsten Dirksen on June 16, 2024 When Nady Samnang bought a former parking spot in downtown Washington DC, he was approved to build to the lot …
Turns empty lot into Pocket Neighborhood of 4 shotgun houses by Kirsten Dirksen on February 4, 2024 Just outside the historic downtown of Waco, Texas (Dr Pepper was founded here in 1885) you normally find small bungalows …
2 skinny homes interlock like a puzzle on small LA lot by Kirsten Dirksen on August 22, 2021 Kevin Daly and Dana Cuff bought a small, rundown home in Santa Monica, and worried about the lack of density …
BMX rider builds around purpose: small home, big bike ramp by Kirsten Dirksen on October 7, 2018 Ever since he was a kid, Ooti Billeaud has wanted a backyard BMX ramp, but neither his parents nor future …
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 …
Big Easy’s shotgun: cross-ventilated narrow houses stay cool by Kirsten Dirksen on August 28, 2016 Since the 1830’s shotgun houses (AKA shotgun shacks, shotgun cottages, shotgun huts, “long houses”) have been popular in New Orleans. …
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 …
San Francisco brick boiler room turned industrial tiny house by Kirsten Dirksen on August 17, 2015 Architect Christi Azevedo transformed a tiny boiler room in her San Francisco backyard into a compact home crafted like custom …
Yokohama narrow tiny house breathes, attracts local nature by Kirsten Dirksen on July 27, 2015 On a site 3.3 meters wide and 10 meters deep, architect Takeshi Hosaka planned a dream home for himself and …
