Sonoma County’s innocent self-building days: Jenine’s $3,500 rolling home by Nicolás Boullosa on November 20, 2024 When tracing the roots of backyard cottages (Accessory Dwelling Units, ADUs), renegade builders of tiny houses in Sonoma engaged the …
Turning a garage into an in-law unit as empty nest alternative by Kirsten Dirksen on December 15, 2019 Stacy Lince’s family of four and her widowed mother, Lee Reich, were paying a collective $4,000 per month (and rising) …
Agile villages for fire victims as template to fix CA housing? by Kirsten Dirksen on October 20, 2019 After a fire destroyed over 5,000 homes in Santa Rosa, California, locals got together to help their neighbors: one resident …
Urbanismo: cómo lo superficial oculta tendencias a largo plazo by Nicolás Boullosa on July 26, 2018 Como ocurre en las muestras de laboratorio, cuando un tinte fluorescente hace emerger fenómenos microscópicos hasta entonces ocultos, la literatura …
Art of making handmade bicycles (custom tailored in NorCal) by Kirsten Dirksen on March 2, 2015 Jeremy Sycip was in art school when he first started thinking about making his own bikes. “I was into riding …
Converted garage as mid-century modern NorCal cottage house by Kirsten Dirksen on January 13, 2014 When Craige and Jennifer Walters bought a home 60 miles north of San Francisco, they expected a lot of overnight …
Teen tiny house builder Austin Hay finishes dorm on wheels by Kirsten Dirksen on October 13, 2012 We first visited Austin Hay after he had just finished his sophomore year (see 16 year old builds tiny home …
Can suburban homesteads lead to higher well-being? by Kirsten Dirksen on September 25, 2011 “I think a majority of economists would agree that we’re at a fundamental turning point in terms of our financial …
Charlas sobre vida sencilla en el Pacífico Noroeste by Nicolás Boullosa on July 28, 2011 Diez días en el Pacífico Noroeste de Estados Unidos pueden dar para mucho. Aprovechamos un viaje lleno de paradas entre …
Instant e-bike: electric bike conversion kits by Kirsten Dirksen on November 4, 2010 It’s called an e-bike, power-assisted bicycle (Canada), power-assisted cycle (UK), electric pedal-assisted cycle (EU), motor-driven cycle (Alabama), motorized bicycle (Washington …
