Nautilus houseboat: German functionalism, golden ratio shape by Kirsten Dirksen on April 12, 2020 The Nautilus houseboats are modeled on their namesake, the spiraled-shell mollusc, to fit seamlessly with the natural world. Nautilus Hauseboot …
Habitat 67 stacks 354 prefabs that get urban/suburban balance by Kirsten Dirksen on January 12, 2020 Habitat 67 was a 1960s experiment in dense, downtown housing that tried to combine the best of urban and suburban …
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) …
Open-roof cube cabins and containers to build a Boreal utopia by Kirsten Dirksen on November 3, 2019 On a piece of land purchased by their grandfather in Charlevoix, Quebec, Jonathan and Simon Galarneau have built a dozen …
Olive Tree prefab home follows sun & Athos views from a hill by Kirsten Dirksen on July 8, 2019 On a hill in an olive grove overlooking the sea and the monasteries of Mount Athos, Eva Sopeoglou designed a …
Precise lighting amplifies affordable, indoor/outdoor Athens flat by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2019 When Werner Maritsas found a dated and cramped 34-square-meter apartment (366 square feet) in Thiseio, a neighborhood near the Acropolis, …
Swedish-inspired backyard cottage works as secluded oasis home by Kirsten Dirksen on May 19, 2019 Su Pang loves travel and traditional Swedish cottages. In 2013, she had a little-used 5000-square-foot backyard subject to relaxed building …
Can a family of 5 find home where they park their campervan? by Kirsten Dirksen on April 14, 2019 When Dan and Marlene started travelling with their Tab teardrop trailer they never expected it to become a full-time lifestyle …
Camp Commons is a simple cabin to reflect on nature & tradition by Kirsten Dirksen on March 31, 2019 On an abandoned vineyard in Spanish Catalonia’s Priorat region, a tiny cabin was built in 32 hours with a blockhouse …
Small prefab tests space-era rotating rooms: sleep-cook-bath by Kirsten Dirksen on March 17, 2019 To make a small home more efficient, designer Luigi Colani put a 6-round-meter cylinder in the living room so with …
