NJ retiree builds off-grid Wood Tower homestead in remote Andes by Kirsten Dirksen on October 8, 2023 Wendy Green had spent most of her life in suburban New Jersey long days as a yoga teacher, so when …
Boeing retiree finds meaning inventing tiny sheds & devices by Kirsten Dirksen on December 9, 2018 Inspired by a father and uncle who relied on “imagination, calculation, patience, determination and a few handy tools”, Paul Elkins …
Bliss of resting in a bubble atop a forest canopy near Paris by Kirsten Dirksen on August 6, 2018 When working in forestry, Stéphane Durocher used to sleep in a hammock high in the trees so when he moved …
How a boatmaker blended math & craft in his round treehouses by Kirsten Dirksen on June 10, 2018 Ever since seeing Jacques Cousteau emerge from a globular bathyscaphe, Tom Chudleigh has been fascinated by spheres. A few decades …
Dan Phillips turns backyard scraps in whimsical Texan houses by Kirsten Dirksen on April 4, 2017 Transforming wine corks and bottle caps into flooring, cow bones into countertops, frame samples into ceilings, and old deck boards …
Tree Snake tiny homes defy gravity at Portuguese vintage spa by Kirsten Dirksen on March 27, 2017 Architects Luís and Tiago Rebelo de Andrade wanted to “recreate the fantasy of treehouses” without building a house in a …
Medieval granary-on-stilts becomes tiny summer cabin in Spain by Kirsten Dirksen on September 5, 2016 In Northern Spain, small farmers have stored their crops in “hórreos”- a granary raised on pillars – since medieval times …
Terunobu’s floating tea houses: real-life Studio Ghibli by Kirsten Dirksen on March 13, 2016 The buildings designed by Japanese architect Terunobu Fujimori seem straight out of a fairytale, but it’s his treehouses- with names …
Treehotel: mirrorcube, nest, UFO treehouses in Arctic forest by Kirsten Dirksen on January 19, 2016 In the far north of Sweden in a very tiny town, Kent and Britta Lindvall – believing that if you …
Yuichi’s slim treehouse sways as a nest in Japanese cypress by Kirsten Dirksen on September 13, 2015 When builder/craftsman Yuichi Takeuchi was asked by a friend to build a treehouse as a second residence in Fujiyoshida– an …
