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 …
Dietario de viaje: la Europa del Eurotúnel después de Brexit by Nicolás Boullosa on December 2, 2016 Recta final de 2016. Descartada la aburrida normalidad, las redes sociales son el termómetro de que acabamos de perder muchos …
Turning Montmartre flat into adaptive space perched over Paris by Kirsten Dirksen on October 2, 2016 When tasked with adding space, functionality and light to a small-ish apartment on Montmartre- the tallest hill in Paris-, architect …
Garçonnière Paris: miniature home as bachelor pad in Pigalle by Kirsten Dirksen on June 27, 2016 Jean-Malo’s “garçonnière” (bachelor pad) is a full-sized home (on a miniature scale) in the center of Paris (Pigalle). When he …
Cubic mentality: 4-story Paris flat fits comfort in 25 sq mt by Kirsten Dirksen on May 16, 2016 Architect Jérôme Vinçon believes that with architecture, like clothing, made-to-measure buys a lot more than ready-to-wear. When his friends Michel …
Adaptive space-saving bed snaps into ceiling when not needed by Kirsten Dirksen on May 1, 2016 At the beginning of the 20th century William Murphy patented an idea of a “disappearing bed” (among others) and the …
Is this Roof-Atelier with views the smallest Paris bureau? by Kirsten Dirksen on July 7, 2014 William Boujon’s and Julien Benayoun’s first office in Paris (for their studio Bold Design) was a storage closet in a building …
Paris’ maison-stairwell stacks 4 floors in 25 sqm (269 sqft) by Kirsten Dirksen on April 27, 2014 When Alban Diner moved into his tiny Parisian apartment, the rooms were cramped and dark; the only source of direct …
A lunch on urban (re)generation and in praise of cities by Kirsten Dirksen on April 26, 2010 More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities, and that number is growing. Even in the U.S., …
Entrevista sobre el alquiler público de bicicletas Bicing by Nicolás Boullosa on March 22, 2009 Con motivo de la visita de una amiga de una ciudad tan dependiente del coche para sus desplazamientos como Los …
