Archive for October, 2006
Monday, October 30th, 2006
Mexican Shell House
You can build incredible homes with ferro cement. It is extremely strong and durable and the thing we love most is that you can build the whole building – walls, roof, gutters, cabinets, etc. – out of the same material.
You build a cement home by first building the frame, which is made [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Outrageous Architecture by Marlow Harris
Sunday, October 29th, 2006
Sewer Pipe Hotel
Unusual accommodations in Austria lacking the customary European charm. But extra points for creativity…
Sewer Pipe Dream Hotel: Pay-As-You-Wish, from sellsius°
No Comments » - Posted in Astounding Accommodations by Marlow Harris
Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
Doggie Mansions
Inman Blog has a cute post about “Doggie Mansions,” a Palm Beach, Florida company that also offers “Kiddie Mansions” which are priced from $10,500 to $100,000.
In an announcement, the company states that real estate agents and brokers “can now earn an unprecedented 10 percent commission on every home they sell, without co-broking or splitting commissions [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Unusual Homes by Marlow Harris
Saturday, October 21st, 2006
Broken Angel
Arthur Wood, 75, and his wife Cynthia, 69, have lived in the Brooklyn building known as the Broken Angel for 27 years. When they bought it, it was a broken-down building, and they’ve spent the last 27 years converting it into a home and art installation. They’re our favorite kind of eccentrics [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Unusual Homes by Marlow Harris
Monday, October 9th, 2006
Artist’s Home in Tacoma
Via The Open House Blog on the Tacoma News Tribune site, this cute purple artist-owned home was for sale for $349K in the Proctor neighborhood.
I love people who personalize their homes. And what a cute result!
No Comments » - Posted in Unusual Homes by Marlow Harris
Monday, October 2nd, 2006
Berkeley Fish House
I found this on Ira Serkes site BerkeleyHomes.com and it was labeled “Fish House”, but I think I read somewhere that it’s actualy known as the “Tartigrade House”, but the only reference I found to it was on a blog that’s been abandoned. Any info out there?
