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Offbeat Homes

Archive for the ‘Nature Inspired’ Category

May 16th, 2008

I’d like to live, under the sea…

If life as a little crab or fish or any ocean creature sounds like fun to you, then you have to check out the offbeat beauties from Senosiain Arquitectos.
The Nautilus House, is one of the more odd abodes I’ve seen lately, and is a literal shell of a house.

The home is a little hard to […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 0 comments

April 15th, 2008

Offbeat Quick Shot: Mayne Island Beauty

Just some quick shots, because I love this little house so much, I’ll never be quiet if I get going. That said, this was built by cobworks.com and cob cottage. Once you see the interior this home just gets better and better. You can check out a multitude of wonderful photos of the home above […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 2 comments

April 14th, 2008

Robert Harvey Oshatz - The Fennell Residence

In the last post we saw the amazing Wilkinson Residence by Robert Harvey Oshatz. We also looked at some of his design approach. Now we’re going to see such a cool house, you’ll adore it 100% guaranteed.
The Fennell Residence is a floating house in Portland, Oregon, that was designed beautifully to match the floating aspect. […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 0 comments

April 14th, 2008

Outstanding Offbeat Organic Beauty - the Work of Robert Harvey Oshatz

If you haven’t seen the work of Robert Harvey Oshatz, then you’re in for a huge treat, because he’s our only guest here at Offbeat today. He’s that cool. He gets the whole day. Although really he’s so cool he should get the month. But I digress.
Oshatz has designed many an amazing structure in my […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 5 comments

February 16th, 2008

Bamboo Living Homes

Bamboo Living Homes is a company that builds and ships bamboo homes - like a container bamboo house. It’s an interesting concept, with some odd building codes mixed in - i.e. it could take you a while to get your permit to actually use one as a home. On the plus side bamboo is a […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 0 comments

February 6th, 2008

Life Inside A Rock

Would you live inside a big rock? Apparently some will. This summer, this rock home below sold for £100,000; up four times over the asking price of £25,000. Wow; no electricity or water either, I believe.

Read more about the home itself, and see more pictures, at Metro or the Daily Mail, or learn more about […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 1 comment

January 24th, 2008

Sleep Under the Stars

Recently I was contacted by one Rip Read, or, “The Startist” if you will. His work is unique, lovely, and glittering. Read creates custom StarMurals - each one a 100% original piece for commercial buildings, residences, and other structures.
StarMurals are Read’s 5-D works of art that replicate the nighttime sky. And by replicate, I mean […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 4 comments

January 15th, 2008

Ann Demeulemeester Shop in Seoul

Contemporist had the most amazing structure back in December. Honestly, really gorgeous. The building, close to Seoul’s Gangnam district is designed by Mass Studies Architects; a design firm I’ve heard of, but haven’t considered too much (I can’t consider everyone - not enough hours in the day). Had I spent any time at their site […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 3 comments

December 5th, 2007

Featured Architect of the Week: Anderson Anderson Architecture

Earlier in the week we looked at the amazing Chameleon House by Anderson Anderson Architecture. Today we’re going to see residential work with two homes that vary drastically from each other. Variety is spicy.
The Courtyard House
This home was designed for a retired couple and it would be a great place to settle in for […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 6 comments

November 24th, 2007

Current Mood: Enthralled With Drew Heath

Before launching into this post I did want to point out one reader’s home in Amsterdam. It’s a very cool boat home with a green roof (as in eco-green — not color green; well, it is green in color too but well, you get the point). Home dweller Andi posted this in an older post […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 2 comments

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