Passivhaus rooftop flat adds level to 1930’s Mexico City home by Kirsten Dirksen on January 7, 2018 Alejandro Herrera was commuting two hours each way into Mexico City for architecture school when he turned a vacant rooftop …
Designer builds efficient off-grid Passive House in Colorado by Kirsten Dirksen on September 24, 2017 Twenty years ago Andrew Michler bought a $60,000 solar shack in the Colorado mountains that “immediately fell apart” and inspired …
Teen turns bus into off-grid, $5,600 photovoltaic tiny home by Kirsten Dirksen on June 9, 2014 Nineteen-year-old Jonathan Von Reusner was a sophomore going to college in his hometown and living at home. Looking for an …
Norcal veteran coder customizes off-grid home with sensors by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2014 Loren Amelang once helped code for Silicon Valley companies, but he’d always been sensitive to environment so when his employer …
Prototyping cardboard dwelling for off-grid Australian outback by Kirsten Dirksen on April 7, 2014 When Link Knight saw the sturdy cardboard that came as packaging for his propane freezer, he began to wonder if …
Tiny home packs storage stairs, 2 lofts, tub in 136 sq ft by Kirsten Dirksen on February 10, 2014 Julie Olson needed a traveling home for her mobile dog training business. With no architecture training, she drew up plans …
Colorado portable tiny house + Airstream-ish portable office by Kirsten Dirksen on January 27, 2014 Ann Holley wanted to create an off-grid, transportable tiny house that would be technically an RV, but with an aesthetic …
Micro-homesteading in WA with 10K microhome in friends’ yard by Kirsten Dirksen on October 12, 2013 Dee Williams used to live in a 2,000-square-foot, 3-bedroom home. Then she traveled to Guatelama (to help build a schoolhouse) …
Off-grid self-reliance & survivalism in Australia’s outback by Kirsten Dirksen on October 7, 2013 When he was a teen, Link Knight saw his uncle go bankrupt and vowed to stay out of debt. Years …
Minimal UK townhome blends glass, plywood, steel, concrete by Kirsten Dirksen on March 25, 2013 On an abandoned lot in South London, architect Carl Turner and his minimalist wife Mary Martin created a new type …
