Young architect’s life in 12th-century Masia (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 …
Handcrafted minimalist studio inspired by Japanese & shaker design by Kirsten Dirksen on August 6, 2023 When Sebastian and Celine Parker bought their San Francisco home, they needed to turn the space above the garage into …
Finding a purpose in today’s world: Elias from “Märzengrund” by Nicolás Boullosa on January 15, 2023 Some people turn away from the doctrines of a profit-oriented society and decide to live a simpler life in tune …
Simplicity: lives dedicated to focusing on the fundamentals by Nicolás Boullosa on May 18, 2022 “Our life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, …
