Made to last: multi-purpose furniture adapts to use/age by Kirsten Dirksen on July 9, 2017 “Real estate in cities has gotten so expensive that anybody who has a bit of a high ceiling is trying …
Automated container home on a budget obeys voice commands by Kirsten Dirksen on June 25, 2017 As co-founder of Oakland’s shipping container live/work commune, which we dubbed “Containertopia” in 2014, Luke Iseman has been pushing the …
Chameleon shotgun house blends modern & vernacular on a budget by Kirsten Dirksen on June 11, 2017 Inspired by the shotgun houses of the Gulf Coast, architect Zui Ng set out to create a modern version that …
Waterworld done right: NY Truck-a-Float as truck/boat camper by Kirsten Dirksen on May 28, 2017 Architects Matteo Pinto and Carolina Cisneros wanted to create a houseboat to live on in the summertime in New York …
Couldn’t find his dream popup micro-camper, built it instead by Kirsten Dirksen on May 7, 2017 Jurgen Jas makes things- a mini Smart bike/car for his nephew, a fully-furnished mini-camper for another, a backyard workshop and …
How shantyboats down the Mississippi helped build a culture by Kirsten Dirksen on April 30, 2017 “I do not know much about gods; but I think that the river Is a strong brown god—sullen, untamed and …
House of moving doors in Barcelona adapts to young family use by Kirsten Dirksen on April 9, 2017 When South Africans Jason and Tessa Boshoff went searching for an affordable apartment in Barcelona, they found a rundown 70-square-meter …
Tokyo’s impermanent skinny house made to age well with owners by Kirsten Dirksen on March 19, 2017 Inheritance taxes on land in Japan means plots often get smaller as they are passed on. This “divide and sell” …
On turning a former Alpine garage into an elegant modern cabin by Kirsten Dirksen on March 5, 2017 When architects Gianmatteo Romegialli and Erika Gaggia saw their friend Carlo “Dino” Marchetti’s garage with the gorgeous views of the …
Paris microflat gets precise in space use with thrifty ideas by Kirsten Dirksen on February 19, 2017 On a nurse’s salary, Flore Devaux knew buying a home in Paris would be difficult so when she stumbled upon …
