Foldable cardboard stools & stretchable table maximize space by faircompanies on October 1, 2012 When Susana remodeled her small apartment she wanted a large space for entertaining, but she didn’t want a lofted bedroom …
First they remodeled a shotgun shack, then revamped it for $700 by Kirsten Dirksen on September 30, 2012 Three years ago, the Jordan family left their 2,500-square-foot, 4-bedroom home to move into a 1-bedroom 320-square-foot prefab. They also …
Family of 3 amplifies flat with a see-thru mezzanine core by Kirsten Dirksen on September 17, 2012 When Miguel Ángel Borrás and Elodie Grammont bought their apartment in Barcelona’s Eixample district, it was divided into small rooms, …
Created legendary Napa restaurant, then regenerated a farm by Kirsten Dirksen on September 10, 2012 In 1978 Don and Sally Schmitt opened a restaurant in a former french laundry in a tiny Napa Valley town. …
Non-possession: seeking intense simplicity and the good life by Kirsten Dirksen on September 3, 2012 Peter Lawrence has few possessions. He can fit nearly everything he owns in a suitcase. He is nearly camping in …
Tiny home cube: bathroom + kitchen + closet for family of 3 by Kirsten Dirksen on August 13, 2012 When designer Monica Potvin (of the design-build firm Fabrique) and her husband Markel Otaola bought a small apartment in Barcelona’s Poblenou neighborhood …
School bus becomes off-grid, transformable, tiny home by Kirsten Dirksen on July 30, 2012 As a teenager, Richard dreamed of making a home out of a vehicle. Over a decade later, he met Rachel …
Tiny matchbox apartment hides closet & bathtub in drawers by Kirsten Dirksen on July 16, 2012 Micro-apartments are common in historically dense cities like Paris and Barcelona, but architect Valentina Maini wasn’t interested in typical small …
Off-grid float cabin: retirement tiny home in BC wilderness by Kirsten Dirksen on July 2, 2012 Margy and Wayne Lutz were camping in Coastal British Columbia when they discovered their dream home: the float cabins of …
Zen apartment has shower roof opening, moving paper-walls by Kirsten Dirksen on June 18, 2012 Rui Miguel and Sonia Lopez both work in confined office buildings so they wanted a home with plenty of outdoor …