Category: What the ?

Spaceship House

I have just travelled back home from the UK and watched ‘The Martian’ on the plane entertainment system.

Then I stumbled on this house.

Looks like a habitat on another planet!

It has been built in Spain by the Noem Group who specialise in prefabricated homes.

The spaceship look goes right through the house as you can see by this view of the kitchen.

They even have a badge with a Yoda quote!

 

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Pyramid Power?

I wonder of the builder of this house did it because of some of the weird myths about pyramids.

These include the idea that the shape of the pyramids harnesses regenerative powers that will:

  • Sharpen knives, and razor blades,
  • Age wine,
  • Preserve foods,
  • Purify tap water,
  • Improve TV reception,
  • Reduce pain,
  • Assist in meditation.

Photo from alien-ufo-sightings.com

 

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Do You Want To Be A Caveman?

Just don’t expect it to be cheap.

Some of the issues are:

  • Effective waterproofing.
  • Stronger than normal structure required.
  • Getting enough natural light into the rooms.
  • Additional design, both architecture and engineering.

One advantage is that the earth does provide a steady background temperature which can save on heating and cooling costs

Interested? . . . To see some other underground homes check out the inhabitat.com website

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New Zealand Face House


I was travelling in New Zealand in September and couldn’t resist this photo.

It is in Jervois Street, Kawhia.

I was really struck by how much it looks like a face looking down the main street of town.

A bit of a cheat really, because the nose is actually a memorial column in front of the local library.

For another house that reminds me of a face see Angry House.

 

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Boat? House Boat? or House?

I was driving through Little River In Victoria a couple of weeks ago and couldn’t resist stopping to take this photo.

From my personal knowledge this boat has been in the back yard for at least the last nine years. . . . and shows little signs of being launched any time soon.

As it’s as big as a house, is this a way around needing a planning permit to build a new house?

 

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UPDATE

Since writing the post I found the following article in ‘The Age’ about the boat; The Age Article

Foundation Failure?

 

No . . .  it’s Art!

This mid-19th century house was empty for 11 years before being compulsorily purchased by Thanet District Council, in Kent and is now an art work..

The idea was from Alex Chinneck and is called ‘From the knees of my nose to the belly of my toes’

The project, completed in August cost £100,000 ($210,000).

If you are planning to be in the UK you can see it in Godwin Street, Margate, Kent.

Thanks to the Daily Mail for the photograph.

 

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Skysphere


A couple of weeks ago I was in New Zealand where people refer to their holiday ‘shack’ as a Bach.

Some of the Bachs I saw were anything but shacks.

The Bach in this photo is the weirdest that I heard about,

It’s called the Skysphere.

It is the personal project of Jono Williams and is app-controlled and solar-powered.

For more information check out Jono’s web page at The Skysphere.

 

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