He built remote dome cabin amid freezing Siberian wilderness for $1K

November 19, 2023 john 21 37047 16:03

Bio-architect Alosha Lynov has experienced his own Tolstoyan Odyssey: interested in natural building, he taught himself to design and build shelters with materials and shapes inspired by Nature that resemble an Arctic version of Antoni Gaudí’s designs. Alosha pushes his version of eco-construction to the limits so his “buriable” shelters “can handle the harshest and…

Steep lot was unbuildable. He raised retro-futuristic home over lake

August 27, 2023 john 21 30041 16:26

Robert Oshatz believes a house should fit the land and its residents, so his homes are all a bit fantastic. His own home seems to defy gravity, floating above a very steep hillside on a lot that was cheap because it was deemed unbuildable. Perched on a 30° degree incline, his funnel-shaped home soars above…

Tiny House that works for a FAMILY- Danish Modern Small Home in NY

August 17, 2023 john 10 1282 09:21

While building a tree house for a photo shoot that’ll show up in my next tiny shelters and houses book, my family stayed in this super cool airbnb rental in NY- one that was Danish modern in flair, and situated on a gorgeous and isolated piece of land in the Catskills region. This small home…

Shedworking/Shed Building-Water Bottle Windows Cabins, Forts, Shacks/tiny houses

October 30, 2014 john 8 13551 00:48

A short flip camera excerpt from an upcoming side-episode of “Tiny Yellow House” in which host Derek Diedricksen builds and talks about his mobile kiosk shack- a single sleeper on wheels that doubles as vending cart, of street peddler structure/for the homeless, and/or for earthquake refugees (haiti shelters). Its stackable, rollable, light weight, and easy/cheap…