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 …
2-story wine barrel beats family’s charming redwood log house by Kirsten Dirksen on October 31, 2022 When Marianne and Richard Atkinson bought a 1250-square-foot cabin in the Santa Cruz Redwoods, they didn’t expect to stay long …
French rural property becomes tiny home village (on wheels) by Kirsten Dirksen on December 26, 2020 When Ludivine inherited a rural property after her mother’s death, she decided to make it work for her by renting …
Austin backyard tiny home gently expands beyond its surface by Kirsten Dirksen on August 3, 2020 Limited by the city of Austin (Texas) to building on 45% of a lot, architect Nicole Blair leaned the walls …
Texan maker’s underground survival bunkers are real batcaves by Kirsten Dirksen on June 29, 2020 In Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, the protagonists are surprised by marauders, but are lucky to find a well-provisioned survival shelter. …
Triangle home filling small lot takes cues from boat tradition by Kirsten Dirksen on February 2, 2020 On a tiny triangular lot in central Lisbon, Luis Pedro Pinto built a right-angle home for his family taking advantage …
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 …
Analog virtual reality: Athens flat signals spaces with color by Kirsten Dirksen on January 5, 2020 To create space in a 80m2 flat for a growing family, John Karahalios erased conventional distinctions like floor/ceiling/wall and created …
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) …
Alleyway home in Toronto makes room splitting into 5 levels by Kirsten Dirksen on December 1, 2019 Toronto is the fastest growing city in North America, but rather than simply grow up and out, city planners are …
