Young couple’s 40sqm/430sqft music studio & micro-apartment by Kirsten Dirksen on February 20, 2021 As cities became more expensive, young creatives had to get ahead with less space and usually rent in outer neighborhoods. …
On building your dream (floating) home-studio, the Dutch way by Kirsten Dirksen on June 3, 2018 When architect Julius Taminiau and his girlfriend needed more space for their growing family, they left their tiny Amsterdam flat …
Vancouver dad on raising 5 free-range kids in city apartment by Kirsten Dirksen on April 8, 2018 Adrian Crook lives with his five kids in a condo in downtown Vancouver. When he separated from his wife, he …
Using a core of light & mirrors to amplify a dark apartment by Kirsten Dirksen on August 28, 2017 When designer Mike Davies purchased a small flat in Barcelona’s Sant Antoni neighborhood it was filled with tiny, dark rooms. …
Furniture meets robotics: superpower to show/hide what’s used by Kirsten Dirksen on August 21, 2016 Robotics-engineer-turned-entrepreneur Hasier Larrea wants to give furniture superpowers. In response to rising rents and populations in global cities, he has …
Family of 3 amplifies flat with a see-thru mezzanine core by Kirsten Dirksen on September 17, 2012 When Miguel Ángel Borrás and Elodie Grammont bought their apartment in Barcelona’s Eixample district, it was divided into small rooms, …
Space saving furniture: storage bed and indoor bike rack by Kirsten Dirksen on November 2, 2010 Urban living, especially in a place like Manhattan where home size is nearly half the national average, often means being …