Cubic mentality: 4-story Paris flat fits comfort in 25 sq mt by Kirsten Dirksen on May 16, 2016 Architect Jérôme Vinçon believes that with architecture, like clothing, made-to-measure buys a lot more than ready-to-wear. When his friends Michel …
Adaptive space-saving bed snaps into ceiling when not needed by Kirsten Dirksen on May 1, 2016 At the beginning of the 20th century William Murphy patented an idea of a “disappearing bed” (among others) and the …
Sweden tests tiny wooden pods as college dorms of the future by Kirsten Dirksen on February 7, 2016 Every year thousands of Swedish college students are left without housing- for 2015, it’s estimated there were 20,000 “dorm-less” scholars …
Can micro-apartments avoid NIMBYism in suburban San Francisco? by Kirsten Dirksen on February 1, 2016 San Francisco’s housing crisis is now legendary: the average rent for a 2 bedroom studio is $5000. To add housing …
Macy Miller builds adaptive small home for family of 4 & dog by Kirsten Dirksen on January 10, 2016 Five years ago Macy Miller was “four years outside a foreclosure”, looking for a place to live with her Great …
Sheep wagons as classic campervan: the Airstream of pioneers by Kirsten Dirksen on October 8, 2015 Sheep wagons were once a common mobile home in the American West. These tiny structures (usually 7 to 8 feet …
Studies architecture, decides to restore Airstreams instead by Kirsten Dirksen on January 5, 2015 When a 26-year-old Matthew Hofman launched his own architecture firm, he bought a 1978 Airstream trailer and redesigned it to …
Madrid accordion home: transforming walls get 5 rooms from 1 by Kirsten Dirksen on November 24, 2014 Yolanda Pila wanted to convert her grandparents’ forties-style tiny home on the outskirts of Madrid into something that would fit …
Nevada desert simple living in ’66 Airstream Overlander by Kirsten Dirksen on November 10, 2014 Bruce Czopek first moved to the Nevada desert several decades ago to take a faux finishing job. When the recent …
Tiny Texas Houses’ “Willy Wonka” on doing magic reusing wood by Kirsten Dirksen on September 16, 2014 Brad “Darby” Kittel came to Texas living on a converted school bus. He had planned to write the Great American …
