Couple builds own home & farm paradise with little money + inspiring work by Kirsten Dirksen on March 23, 2025 In rural Denmark, Tycho Holcomb and Karoline Nolsø Aaen have crafted a life of independence, resilience, and deep connection to …
1948 to 1984: an off-grid farm in the Hebrides & a book to read the future by Nicolás Boullosa on March 19, 2025 How Orwell’s retreat to a remote Scottish island shaped his final book, an allegory of things to come. At 43, …
She built underground cabin in remote Arctic for $200 as cozy Stealth Home by Kirsten Dirksen on December 29, 2024 Franciska Eliassen built an underground earth home inspired by traditional Norwegian sod huts to live simply and sustainably from what …
Young architect’s life in 12th-century Masia: see original furnishings by Kirsten Dirksen on December 15, 2024 Nestled in a serene valley, architect Marc Valero lives alone in a 12th-century watermill and farmhouse, a catalan masia immersed …
Guide to the Good Life from architect-farmer amid redwoods: 55 years off-grid by Kirsten Dirksen on August 19, 2024 At age 92, after 55 years living off the land, Charles Bello still spends long days growing his own food …
Couldn’t afford the city. They got Starter Homestead in Vermont by Kirsten Dirksen on July 7, 2024 Taylor and Tatum were living in a “roach-infested box” in New York City when they found a home with 2.65 …
Family got unbuildable lot. They raised rustic-modern masterpiece. by Kirsten Dirksen on May 19, 2024 John Lautner’s rustic-modern cabin, tucked away in the San Jacinto mountains outside LA, is an organic architecture classic example. In …
Young couple self-builds hempcrete home with innovative compost toilet by Kirsten Dirksen on March 3, 2024 When Nil and Olivia found an affordable plot in picturesque Garrotxa, Catalonia, they quickly bought it and began to build …
NJ retiree builds off-grid Wood Tower homestead in remote Andes by Kirsten Dirksen on October 8, 2023 Wendy Green had spent most of her life in suburban New Jersey long days as a yoga teacher, so when …
Home alone in Gotham: when all you can afford is tiny dwellings by Kirsten Dirksen on September 17, 2023 How prohibitive is it to live solo in NYC today vs. 20 years ago? As remote work & high prices …
