Inspired this morning by a 2006 article on dwell.com. As Annie Dilliard says, “We can live any way we want.”

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Excerpts from the article (photos by Cornelius Scriba):

“Our house was built in bits,” Stevens explains. “At no particular point did we start, finish, and move in. It’s not the house as a product, it’s more the house as a process.”

Stevens estimates that the house would disintegrate in ten years’ time, should they stop maintaining it. It’s built from biodegradable materials, and the exterior cladding—inexpensive spruce and a sod roof—already appears on the way out. Stevens plans to replace it this summer. “It’s a week’s work,” he says cheerfully. “We’ll use the spruce as firewood and maybe put on something more durable, like cedar. I like the idea that the building can change its appearance radically. It’s just a frame you can click different panels onto.”