Stockholm family wraps home in greenhouse to warm up weather by Kirsten Dirksen on November 10, 2015 The average temperature in Stockholm in January is -3°C (27°F). For Marie Granmar and Charles Sacilotto it can be much …
Dan Price’s underground home, art & philosophy on $5,000/year by Kirsten Dirksen on September 20, 2015 When Dan Price returned to his home state of Oregon in 1990 he was determined to avoid mortgages or rent …
Tiny houses’ polymath: tinker, lyrist, carpenter, cartoonist by Kirsten Dirksen on November 3, 2014 Derek Diedricksen has loved tiny homes since he read Lester Walker’s “Tiny Tiny Houses” as a ten year old. It …
Earthships: self-sustaining homes for post-apocalyptic land? by Kirsten Dirksen on October 6, 2014 On the desert mesa of New Mexico, miles from the nearest town of Taos (pop. 5,700), Star-Wars-like shelters rise from …
Austin coder builds timeless cob home using precise patterns by Kirsten Dirksen on August 4, 2014 When Gary Zuker bought an undeveloped piece of land outside of Austin (Texas) 25 years ago, he knew the only …
Brooklyn crafted, impermanent house gets wiser with owner by Kirsten Dirksen on March 11, 2013 Tim Seggerman bought his Brooklyn home (Crown Heights) at an auction in 1987 for $140,000 (his down payment of $14,000 …