Extreme weather houseboat floats in Silicon Valley backyard by Kirsten Dirksen on September 29, 2014 A couple of years ago, Chris Robinson was a former Facebook and PayPal art director with no boat-building (nor sailing) …
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 …
P2P Brooklyn: from apartment to shared flat, restaurant/club by Kirsten Dirksen on September 8, 2014 Adam Finkelman and Evan Garfield were veteran roommates of the New York City rental scene so when they discovered a …
Tall law student, tiny house: bachelor builds dorm on wheels by Kirsten Dirksen on September 1, 2014 When Joel Fleck moved home to after college, he wanted his own place, but he didn’t want to pay the …
Marfa’s restored trailers from the nomadic recreation heyday by Kirsten Dirksen on August 20, 2014 Two hundred miles southeast of El Paso and 800 miles west from Austin, Marfa may be isolated from major cultural centers, …
Westfalia campervan as minimal nomadic home in Santa Barbara by Kirsten Dirksen on August 11, 2014 Last year Sam Jacquette was paying over $1100 a month in rent and working a job he didn’t enjoy to …
Portable, green-roofed crafty studio of Lake Tahoe builders by Kirsten Dirksen on July 28, 2014 When brothers Tyler and Shaun Bratt began building a structure in their front yard they had plans for a sauna, …
Plywood bedroom hangs as a nest over printed tiny Paris flat by Kirsten Dirksen on July 21, 2014 When architect Paul Coudamy was asked to convert 32 square meters (344 square feet) of empty space (formerly part of …
Teen turns bus into off-grid, $5,600 photovoltaic tiny home by Kirsten Dirksen on June 9, 2014 Nineteen-year-old John was a sophomore going to college in his hometown and living at home. Looking for an affordable way …
Norcal veteran coder customizes off-grid home with sensors by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2014 Loren Amelang once helped code for Silicon Valley companies, but he’d always been sensitive to environment so when his employer …