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Offbeat Homes

October 27th, 2007

The Piano House

Just look at what ultra cool (and thrifty) Deb sent me…. Not a bad Saturday morning present! There’s not much to say because the pictures really do all the work here but it was noted that this home was built by the government as merely an attention draw to the area. A publicity house if […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 7 comments

April 14th, 2006

Hakka Dwellings of China

The Hakka people of China were originally immigrants from the northern regions who moved and settled into the southern provinces. Because they were latecomers to the area, the Hakka had to set up homes in mountainous regions and were often subject to attack. This led them to develop a unique form of architecture […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 0 comments