Offbeat Homes

April 26th, 2007

Carbon Offsetting Legitimate?

I have been apprehensive to purchase Carbon Offsets. The concept, pay a company money for your pollution habits. That money is supposedly paying for the development and purchase of renewable energy. I am even skeptical of paying extra money to my local power company for them to say “you are being supplied energy” from a […]

By Adam -- 2 comments

April 25th, 2007

Steps Backward

You can be in your happy little place, feeling all warm and fuzzy. Things are changing, people are starting to open their eyes…
Then you read about a dumb-rich-ass.

[photo courtesy of LAtimes via Curbed]
Duane Hagadone residence above consumed over 62,000 square feet of land, on top of a ridge, overlooking a private golf course. Well now, […]

By Adam -- 5 comments

April 22nd, 2007

No Straight Edges

[pict via monolithic]
As part of our engineering class, in college, we watched a film about monolithic dome construction. It was interesting. They presented all of the domes natural feats of strength. They are hard on the eyes. Even though they may be ugly to some of us the construction costs associated with the dome is […]

By Adam -- 2 comments

April 15th, 2007

re:Sunday Cargo Lists

re: look back at the week of interesting stories from across the web. Stories covered by the blogs I enjoy daily and hopefully ones you are not aware of. Please show’em your love for Offbeat by reading the original stories!

Cargotecture aahhh…
Inhabitat is helping me continue my love for cargotecture. LOT-ek helps you realize the beauty […]

By Adam -- 1 comment

March 28th, 2007

Thanks Walmart

I haven’t been pro-Walmart, in fact, I am very vocal (to my wife, family, friends) about their property development policies. Locally they have removed trees and hills to make way for a 30 foot retaining. The retaining wall made way for a FLAT parking lot. Lately, they helped me save my sons 2nd birthday.
We are […]

By Adam -- 0 comments

March 17th, 2007

re:Saturday Green for Kids

re: look back at the week of interesting stories from across the web. Stories covered by the blogs I enjoy daily and hopefully ones you are not aware of. Please show’em your love for Offbeat by reading the original stories!

If we want to reduce consumption, whether it is oil, water, or coal, it would be […]

By Adam -- 0 comments

December 19th, 2006

Gifts for Home Lovers

It’s the time of giving, and while giving offbeat homes to each other might be fun, it’s likely not very do-able. So in light of that, here’s some ideas that might be easier to wrap!

Offbeat Overnights: A Guide to the Most Unusual Places to Stay in California - from solitary monasteries to clothing-optional retreats, this […]

By Ingrid -- 0 comments

December 15th, 2006

Patrick Blanc’s Vertical Gardens

 
Ping Mag referred to Peter Blanc’s beautiful creations as “eco-art” and I really like that term, so I’ll reproduce it here. Patrick Blanc’s talent extends beyond the act of overgrowing plants on the side of buildings and shaping them into gorgeous murals.

Imagine the Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon but this time on modern concrete buildings. […]

By Ingrid -- 6 comments

November 21st, 2006

Odd Buildings: The Upside Downer

The building is actually called Wonder Works and happens to be Central Florida’s “only upside down attraction,” which is an amusing little slogan.

 
Inside Wonder Works you can “let your imagination run wild” with over 100 different exhibits.

Land the Space Shuttle!
Take a seat in the Shuttle Landers. Use your hand and eye coordination to maneuver […]

By Ingrid -- 0 comments

October 19th, 2006

The Perfect $100,000 House

While not exactly an example off an Offbeat-anything, I thought some of the visitors to this site would be interested in this particular book.
The book, The Perfect $100,000 House: A Trip Across America and Back in Pursuit of a Place to Call Home, chronicles the adventures of Karrie Jacobs, Founding Editor in Chief of Dwell […]

By Ingrid -- 0 comments