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Last week I was walking down a street in a South East Melbourne suburb and saw this wall with succulents planted in the brick core holes. What a strange idea. Minimal soil to keep the plants alive. Likelihood of roots…
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Some of you might think this photo was set up . . . . but I’m not so sure. Over the years I have been to some truly awful open for inspections. We went to one when we were considering…
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I saw this Land Rover in Knox earlier this week. I know its a picture of a vehicle rather than a house, that would usually feature here,. . . . . . but what really impressed me was the use…
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I can certainly see the similarity! This is known as the OLS house and is in Stutgart, Germany It was designed by J Mayer H To see more photos check out this website: www.archdaily.com For more unusual photos, and Fails, check…
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A house as ‘Performance Architecture’. This, is an approximatly 13m x 2.5m rotating home that balances on a single 14-foot tall concrete column. Movements inside the dwelling, as well as outside forces like gusts of wind, cause the structure to…
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These owls are holiday accomodation in Bègles, France. You will find some more pictures at ww.toxel.com   For more unusual photos, and Fails, check out What the………………….?  

As I am a big supporter of low energy housing I am not a big fan of setting up a huge Christmas lights display liike the house on the right I much prefer the minimum effort display of the house…
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  Why bother buying a house when you can buy this minamalist living cube for only $20,000. It has been designed by chmara-rosinke I found this on www.pamono.com.au   For more unusual photos, and Fails, check out What the………………….?    

Got a beach side home? Worried about Tsunamis? What you need is a Survival Capsule on your balcony No price as yet but you can pre-order from the above link. Units vary in size from 2 persons to 10 persons….
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