How 16 containers became 8 wanted market-rate Phoenix condos by Kirsten Dirksen on September 12, 2016 On an old used car lot in Phoenix, architects Brian Stark and Wesley James placed 16 used shipping containers and …
Gothenburg stacked cargo containers as instant house/offices by Kirsten Dirksen on September 28, 2015 Mats Johansson has rehabbed shipping containers in the port of Gothenburg (Sweden) for over 20 years, but in the past …
Refined home crafted from 2 cargo containers on NorCal farm by Kirsten Dirksen on August 31, 2015 In the late nineties, Alexis and Eric Koefoed moved onto a Northern California farm that had been abandoned for 30 …
San Francisco brick boiler room turned industrial tiny house by Kirsten Dirksen on August 17, 2015 Architect Christi Azevedo transformed a tiny boiler room in her San Francisco backyard into a compact home crafted like custom …
West Texas ghost town experimental construction & revival by Kirsten Dirksen on April 27, 2015 A century ago, Terlingua, Texas was a bustling mining town (by 1922 it was supplying the nation with 40% of …
Salvaged tiny homestudios: tin can sides, paper bag wallpaper by Kirsten Dirksen on December 16, 2013 On a standard-sized lot in Portland, Oregon, self-taught builders Jeff and Brad built two tiny cottages using mostly salvaged materials. …
Crafsmanship: solar-powered repurposed furniture by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2009 So many objects are retired from service much before they’re truly worn out. Craftsman Fredric Frye takes old oak wine …
