The Burrow sunken home reflects zen garden as tranquil hideout by Kirsten Dirksen on March 20, 2022 With Madrid rents too high for young architects Ignacio and Pilar, they decided to turn their studio into a stealthy …
Homestead Brooklyn: model creates urban forest in her NYC flat by Kirsten Dirksen on June 14, 2020 Summer Rayne Oakes moved to New York City as a model, not expecting it to be permanent, but 15 years …
Precise lighting amplifies affordable, indoor/outdoor Athens flat by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2019 When Werner Maritsas found a dated and cramped 34-square-meter apartment (366 square feet) in Thiseio, a neighborhood near the Acropolis, …
Athens tiny flat expands with built-in furniture & garden by Kirsten Dirksen on January 14, 2013 Werner Maritsas is an Athens-based designer who used built-in furniture (kitchen, desk and storage), plus choreographed LED lighting and an …
Skyfarming prototype: 8-story, climbable vertical garden by Kirsten Dirksen on September 24, 2012 Architect Juli Capella was tasked- by the city of Barcelona- to design a vertical garden to cover a nearly 70-foot-high …
Why it’s easy to keep bees in the backyard by Kirsten Dirksen on June 10, 2009 The homeowners at Berkeley’s Green Faerie Farm tend to goats, chickens, rabbits and an extensive fruit and veggie garden all …
Where it’s legal to farm goats in the city by Kirsten Dirksen on June 9, 2009 Lately goats have been gaining acceptance as low-carbon lawn mowers and as a pesticide-free tool to eliminate weeds and clear …
Urban orchard: how to have fruit year round by Kirsten Dirksen on June 8, 2009 “If you get all your fruit in July what are you going to do with it?” This is the problem …
An urban Victory garden where food miles are zero by Kirsten Dirksen on June 3, 2009 On just a tenth of an acre (6000 square feet) in Berkeley, California, the owners of an average home in …
A NYC backyard garden: a lemon tree grows in Brooklyn by Kirsten Dirksen on April 14, 2009 Backyard gardens are a booming trend across the U.S. and urban environments are no exception. Brooklyn, New York’s Sarah Dickinson …
