Handbuilt teardrop trailer: 60-square-ft DIY home on wheels by Kirsten Dirksen on May 9, 2011 Kyle and Jeannie wanted to own their own home, but they weren’t sure where they wanted to live and they didn’t …
Lego-style apartment transforms into infinite spaces by Kirsten Dirksen on April 25, 2011 When Christian Schallert isn’t cooking, dressing, sleeping or eating, his 24 square meter (258 square feet) apartment is an empty cube. To use …
Transforming a tiny apartment for a growing family (kid #2) by Kirsten Dirksen on April 11, 2011 Marta Barceló lives in a 47 square meter (505 sq ft) apartment in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter. She first moved in with …
Versatile passive house to balance live/work, urban/country by Kirsten Dirksen on March 21, 2011 As an architect passionate about passive solar and urban live/work design, Alan Cohen got tired of waiting for a client …
Land of tiny home people: Northern CA’s Small House Movement by Kirsten Dirksen on February 18, 2011 There’s an area of about 60 square miles north of San Francisco where housing prices average about a half million …
How to organize a tiny home: Felice Cohen’s tidying up tips by Kirsten Dirksen on November 15, 2010 Felice Cohen lives in a 90-square-foot Manhattan studio, but she doesn’t see it as a sacrifice. What keeps it cozy …
Simple life Manhattan: a 90-square-foot microstudio by Kirsten Dirksen on October 7, 2010 By choosing a studio that measures just 12 feet by 7 feet, Felice Cohen can afford to live in Manhattan’s …
The human scale of tiny homes & McMansions as fad by Kirsten Dirksen on July 21, 2010 Stephen Marshall built his first tiny home as a way to afford his own home in the pricey San Francisco …
A truly mobile office: tiny art studio on wheels by Kirsten Dirksen on July 20, 2010 Even if you don’t own land, you can own your own workspace, provided it’s got wheels. Stephen Marshall of Little …
Little house on a trailer: 12 feet wide is not a tiny home by Kirsten Dirksen on July 19, 2010 It’s a 12 foot wide home on wheels, but Stephen Marshall says his original house on a trailer isn’t a …