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 …
A backyard tiny home that 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,” protagonists are surprised by marauders, but are lucky to find a well-provisioned survival shelter. In …
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 …
Bunkie prefab cabin uses joinery & assembly of furniture design by Kirsten Dirksen on July 22, 2019 Furniture designer Evan Bare wanted to create a cabin that could be built like a piece of furniture. Architectural designers …
