Scandinavian Naturhus: a house inside a house as a fractal for the future by Nicolás Boullosa on September 9, 2026 What kids’ forts, Ron Eglash’s fractal villages, and a Swedish A-frame have in common. “All happy families are alike; each …
Wendell Berry’s 5 generations of lumber: one’s own long-legged home by Nicolás Boullosa on September 3, 2026 Wendell Berry died on Monday at ninety-two, the age he gave the old farmer he invented at thirty-nine. In a …
Three booms broke over Point Richmond’s backwaters. The village outlived them all by Nicolás Boullosa on June 4, 2026 Across the bay from San Francisco, Point Richmond is a piece of the past that survived the industrial era and …
Charles Bello and the good in the “California mind”: in memoriam by Nicolás Boullosa on April 16, 2026 Between spectacle and solitude, a different kind of California comes into focus. Come visit landscapes, memories, and a special place …
Being outdoors all year without being outside: do courtyards make sense? by Nicolás Boullosa on March 4, 2026 From the Alhambra to California backyards, an ancient architectural typology shows how patios, plants, and water create microclimates, social space, …
Homesteading from the Homestead Act to YouTube. A real American Dream? by Nicolás Boullosa on February 19, 2026 The tools changed from axe and almanac to solar and smartphones, but the old wager remains: live deliberately, outside the …
Normal until it breaks: A modern life with few redundancies by Nicolás Boullosa on January 10, 2026 How car crashes, blackouts, and bureaucratic glitches reveal the fragility of our optimized world—and why resilience now means living with …
Reenchantment: Autumn’s light, solitary huts & the art of seeing afresh by Nicolás Boullosa on October 22, 2025 What if a text read like a slow walk? The truest form of luxury is not online but contemplative. Autumn …
Quiet corners of the internet: on friendship, inquiry & slow connection by Nicolás Boullosa on July 23, 2025 The internet can sometimes live up to its promise and be a force for good. One of the places where …
Until it’s gone syndrome: seeing home through the eyes of distance by Nicolás Boullosa on June 27, 2025 From a forgotten Mediterranean hillside to the streets of Paris and Barcelona. On presentism, memory, and the clarity that comes …
