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15 Feb 2012
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French architect Patrick Partouche created a house built of 8 shipping containers. Now it’s a home for a family in Lille, France.
See what a caring father built in the basement of his house in order to distract his kid from running on the loose around the town.
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7 Feb 2012
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This is a concept of a foldable house created by Spanish designer Martin Azua. When it’s folded, the synthetic cupola fits a man’s pocket. But once you need a shelter, you may instantly inflate the "House" with body heat or solar rays. The material is reversible and you may choose whether to reflect inner or outer heat waves and so keep the shelter either warm or cool inside.
Take a look at customized and weatherproof homes build by WorldHaus for families in need. A modular building system allows people to create any size and configuration they want. A base model can be built in 10 days at a starting cost of about $1,500.
If you used to collect beer cans, you can now learn how you can use them. It’s just an idea.
This guy must be crazy about animals. There are a lot of pets in his house, including dogs, fox, lion cub, bobcats and others. I wonder how all these pets deal with each other and whether the guy is not afraid to live around them.
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ANIMALS 16 Dec 2011
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A seal pup most likely became disoriented to end up in the most unexpected location.
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6 Dec 2011
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Tucked away in the Adirondack State Park in New York, this cabin is now on sale for $1.75 million. Constructed on top of a cold-war era missile storage tower, it is the ideal home for surviving any potential world-ending scenario.
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30 Nov 2011
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This three-storey house was built in Japan by LEVEL architects. Its coolest feature will be loved by all kids, since this house has both stairs and slides that exit into the living space.
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3 Nov 2011
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Architect Kota Mizuishi created this very narrow triangular house in Horinouchi Japan. A husband and wife and their one child live in this truly unique house that actually has a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, playroom and a guest space. The house is valued at around $200k.
If you are looking for a new house to live in, you can always build one of your own. Take a look at this earthbag building guide that explains superadobe construction method in Argentina. It’s not that expensive!
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30 Sep 2011
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Nestled on a hill overlooking the beautiful Pacific Ocean, this gorgeous modern home is on the market for $9,995,000. With wall-to-wall windows, four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a game room and a 3-car garage and is about 490 square meters, this beautiful dream house is beyond words. The master bedroom on the top floor is famous for its panoramic window with an overview of 180 degrees.
Wendy house for $19,999...
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26 Sep 2011
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The perfect place for the perfect house.
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17 Sep 2011
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If you happen to be sitting on twenty-six million dollars then we’ve got the perfect investment for you. This stunning Italian style 6135 square foot Malibu home is nestled in the heart of this famous city overlooking the ocean. It comes with four bedrooms, very large swimming pool, spacious kitchen, pool table and a large rooftop terrace.
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8 Sep 2011
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The billionaire CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, recently bought a new house in Palo Alto, California. The two-story house cost about $7 million dollars and has two fireplaces, a kitchen, a music room, a living room, five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and is about 5,618 square feet (522 square meters). On the one third of an acre backyard there is a BBQ area and a swimming pool.
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1 Sep 2011
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How can you build a house if you have only $5,000? Simon Dale, a self-build devotee, knows the answer. He constructed his woodland home entirely from natural and reclaimed materials, including tiles from a showroom skip and spent $4,900 and only 4 months on this low-impact living.
Check out the pictures of the plans of the house and the house itself that reminds of a hobbit house from The Lord of the Rings.
Related post:
A Real Hobbit House (8 pics)
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18 Aug 2011
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This interesting real life hobbit house was built in the hills of Montana by Steve Michaels and his wife Christine. The house cost them more than $410,000 to build. Although it’s a lot of money the result is awesome!
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30 Jul 2011
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The cult film was shot in this Venice, California house that is now up for sale. For only a cool $2.2 million you can own a piece of history and live in a swanky neighborhood too.
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28 Jul 2011
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This is the real house of the Simpson Family. The house cost $120,000 and was as a prize for winning the competition that was sponsored by the Fox network and the Pepsi Cola Company. The house is located in Henderson, Nevada.
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26 Jul 2011
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This amazing house was actually built from two shipping containers. It looks like it is just as difficult as building a house from scratch. However, the resulting house is beautiful.
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12 Jul 2011
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This marvelous and ultra modern looking house was built inside a shipping container. It’s an absolutely beautiful house, complete with all of the amenities, including a skylight.
Could you live in a teeny tiny apartment?
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24 Jun 2011
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This house in Malibu was built by Francie Rehwald. Although the house appears very modern, it is made from parts of an old Boeing 747. In 2006, Francie Rehwald purchased the plane for $30,000. It took her took five years to complete her project.
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15 Jun 2011
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The owner of the church, Siamak Akhavan who is a writer, decided to convert this magnificent church into a single family home that overlooks the Mission Delores. The house is now for sale for $7,400,000 and features long passageways, surveillance balconies, a large dining room, and three bedrooms.