Danish maker turns waste into art, furniture, vehicles & more by Kirsten Dirksen on March 11, 2018 Thomas Dambo routes his daily bike commute past neighborhood dumpsters to find materials for his builds. In the past several …
MN couple turns grain silo into urban brewery, store & venue by Kirsten Dirksen on February 24, 2018 Sandy and Jay Boss Febbo looked for a location to open their microbrewery. Seeking something within their self-financed budget, they …
Side-door container 2nd life as WA’s ski town outdoorsy home by Kirsten Dirksen on November 12, 2017 Shiah Lints was tired of life in a 2500 converted farmhouse, so he bought a side door shipping container to …
Berlin architect turns silo into spaceship-esque home-as-art by Kirsten Dirksen on November 6, 2017 After two years of living in a camper with his young daughter, architect Jan Körbes wanted something better suited to …
Bill Lilly uses containers to rebuild a burnt Oxford MS home by Kirsten Dirksen on October 30, 2017 Since Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi builder Bill Lilly had been drafting ideas for building on the foundations of disaster so when …
Round grain bin as Madison County’s budget prairie style home by Kirsten Dirksen on July 24, 2017 Bob Quinn works farm radio (“The Big Show”), was raised by farmers and owns a small farm so it wasn’t …
Hydraulic doors transform containers in retrotronic shelters by Kirsten Dirksen on April 17, 2017 Comparing their work to reanimating a corpse, Matthew Quilty and Adam Kalkin* believe in giving new life to unused shipping …
Dan Phillips turns backyard scraps in whimsical Texan houses by Kirsten Dirksen on April 4, 2017 Transforming wine corks and bottle caps into flooring, cow bones into countertops, frame samples into ceilings, and old deck boards …
House of 3 containers on San Diego hill blends with landscape by Kirsten Dirksen on March 12, 2017 After purchasing a piece of land in the mountains of unincorporated San Diego County, Mike and Shawn McConkey set out …
Owner-built Atlanta Glass Treehouse floats among hardwoods by Kirsten Dirksen on December 25, 2016 When the financial crisis hit in 2008, architects Mary Clare DeReuil & Carlos Tardio were without work, but determined to …