The District: A 6-Foot-Wide Alleyway Home

When Nady Samnang bought a former parking spot in downtown Washington DC, he was approved to build to the lot lines for a 15-foot-wide home, but then zoning changed, and he with his brother had to comply with alleyway setbacks meaning his home could only be 6 feet wide.

Hibiscus: THe Red Drink @ African American Garden

A healthy, refreshing spiced herbal tea drink known by many names throughout different countries and cultures.

Throughout West Africa it is known as the “National Drink of Senegal”, in Ghana, “Sobolo”, in Nigeria, “Zobo” and Jus De Bissap. Throughout Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa it is known as Karkadé (Arabic: كَركَديه Karkadīh). Agua de Flor de Jamaica, Agua Fresca de Jamaica, Rosa de Jamaica, is popular across the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, parts of South America and Sorrel or “Red Drink” throughout the US and Canadian African Diaspora.

NatureHouse • Home In A Greenhouse • Guemes Island, Washington

A first-person account of the process from design, through construction, and then the day-to-day life inside the greenhouse. House: Interior 400 sq ft, Greenhouse: 35′ by 60′, 2,100 sq ft. This is a review of the highs, lows, and surprises after living inside the greenhouse the first year.

For more detail on the project that are unique to a house inside a greenhouse, point your web browser to: https://liveinagreenhouse.com

NatureHouse • Home In A Greenhouse • Stockholm, Sweden

The average temperature in Stockholm in January is -3°C (27°F). For Marie Granmar and Charles Sacilotto it can be much warmer thanks to the greenhouse that blankets their home. “For example at the end of January it can be -2°C outside and it can be 15 to 20°C upstairs,” explains Sacilotto. He was inspired to build a house-in-a-greenhouse through his relationship with architect Bengt Warne who began designing the first Naturhus (Nature House) in 1974*.

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