Sunken greenhouse wraps home & feeds suburban antifragile co-op by Kirsten Dirksen on March 8, 2020 When Richard Weaver inherited 3 acres in the center of a golf-oriented community developed by his father in Bozeman, Montana, …
Modern home in Mexican plateau revives ancient water harvest by Kirsten Dirksen on February 10, 2019 In the slope of Tepozteco Mountain in an area called Meztitla (Náhuatl for “place near the moon”), Casa Meztitla is in …
Modern prefab keeps Mediterranean character & sense of place by Kirsten Dirksen on October 14, 2018 For forty years the JEC family has been growing their “mas” (Catalan country home) from a basic 45m2-square structure to …
House of no walls by former Berlin wall has dream kitchen on top by Kirsten Dirksen on April 15, 2018 When Helle Schröder and Martin Janekovic (XTH-Berlin architects) signed a 199-year lease on some land along the old Berlin Wall, they …
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 …
Dryland-harvesting home gathers sun, rain, food, & more by Kirsten Dirksen on August 7, 2016 When Brad Lancaster and his brother bought their home in downtown Tucson, the streetscape was a dusty place, devoid of …
Small wooden studio tucked away in calm forest near Barcelona by Kirsten Dirksen on March 6, 2016 Tasked with building a tiny studio in the hills outside Barcelona, architect Pablo Serrano Elorduy created an all-wooden shelter stunning …
Japanese-inspired charred wood tiny home in Ohio town by Kirsten Dirksen on April 6, 2015 When Alex Melamed and his wife moved to the traditional brick and mortar town of Yellow Springs, Ohio they built …
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 …
Self-reliance in LA: backyard farm + radical home economics by Kirsten Dirksen on May 20, 2013 Erik Knutzen and Kelly Coyne have been farming their yard in Los Angeles for over a decade. In addition to …
