Virgil unbound: Italian Alps ruin becomes dream budget home by Kirsten Dirksen on November 13, 2016 When his wife inherited a ruined stable in Italy’s Orobic Alps, architect Alfredo Vanotti reinvisioned the space as a family home, …
Modern cabin hangs like a treehouse over Acadian New England by Kirsten Dirksen on November 6, 2016 Maricela Salas and Mary McGoff admit they were “naive” about buying raw land before making their purchase of a hillside …
Transforming plywood walls add rooms & service to Geneva home by Kirsten Dirksen on October 30, 2016 When a family of five in Geneva was looking to turn two large basement rooms into four, including a bedroom …
Rubik cube flat flips office, storage, dining, bedroom in SF by Kirsten Dirksen on October 16, 2016 When Donnie Wang bought his 530-square-foot studio apartment in San Francisco’s Financial District, he was single. When his now wife, …
Turning Montmartre flat into adaptive space perched over Paris by Kirsten Dirksen on October 2, 2016 When tasked with adding space, functionality and light to a small-ish apartment on Montmartre- the tallest hill in Paris-, architect …
Kristie Wolfe builds underground home & sets rural WA hamlet by Kirsten Dirksen on September 18, 2016 Inspired by the success of the Hawaii treehouse home she built for $11,000, Kristie Wolfe began searching for land to …
Medieval granary-on-stilts becomes tiny summer cabin in Spain by Kirsten Dirksen on September 5, 2016 In Northern Spain, small farmers have stored their crops in “hórreos”- a granary raised on pillars – since medieval times …
Big Easy’s shotgun: cross-ventilated narrow houses stay cool by Kirsten Dirksen on August 28, 2016 Since the 1830’s shotgun houses (AKA shotgun shacks, shotgun cottages, shotgun huts, “long houses”) have been popular in New Orleans. …
Furniture meets robotics: superpower to show/hide what’s used by Kirsten Dirksen on August 21, 2016 Robotics-engineer-turned-entrepreneur Hasier Larrea wants to give furniture superpowers. In response to rising rents and populations in global cities, he has …
Dryland-harvesting home gathers sun, rain, food, & more by Kirsten Dirksen on August 7, 2016 When Brad Lancaster and his brother bought their home in downtown Tucson, the streetscape was a dusty place, devoid of …
