Unusual Life

This home was built by production designer Ken Adam in Palm Springs in 1971. The home incorporates rugged rock outcroppings to create a massive circular concrete and glass structure.

It was used as a backdrop in the 007 film “Diamonds are Forever” where it was used as a set for the villain’s lair where 007 met up with two formidable femme fatales named Bambi and Thumper.

To paraphrase a line from the Ian Fleming novel, “Nothing is forever but diamonds, death and great architecture.” This home remains true to the cool and timeless secret-agent style that is James Bond.

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It’s a fantasy, but someone actually lives in this pyramid-shaped top of the Smith Tower in downtown Seattle. And yes, the inside is pyramid-shaped and those little opening are truly windows! Designed by Jim Castanes, www.Castanes.com

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The dome-shaped home, made of steel-reinforced concrete and able to withstand winds up to 300 mph and a direct hit from a hurricane, was built with the help of a $245,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which certified the design as having met its lofty weather-resistant standards.

Television crews from The Travel Channel’s “Amazing Vacation Home” series were in the building the night Hurricane Ivan hit. You can read more of the amazing story on Jonathan Zimmerman’s website.