There is surprisingly little information available on the Kettle House in Galveston, Texas. It is a very interesting-looking structure.  Rumor has it that it was built in the 1950′s, and that it is the top of a silo turned upside down and roofed.  Most of the internet comments out there comment on the fact that [...]

We usually discuss strange homes on this site, but when there is a re-emerged sunken town to talk about we simply can’t resist. Once upon a time a population of about 1200 people lived in the valley town of Potosi in Venezuela.  One day, the president arrived on a helicopter and informed everyone in the [...]

If there weren’t already enough reasons to visit Barcelona, Spain, now you have another one.  Casa Batllo is situated at 43 Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia in Barcelona, and it is open for tours to the lucky traveler. The structure itself was built in 1877, but remodeled and finished in 1906 [...]

We don’t usually delve into celebrity news and scoops, but when I saw the specs on Perry Farrell’s Venice, CA home that went up for sale several months ago, I know I just had to write it up here.  The home sold on May 25, so unfortunately you can’t count on me for the latest [...]

Francis Bannerman was obviously a pretty rich guy.  After all, he had enough money to buy 90% of the Spanish-American War’s army surplus (the US side, at least).  And then, because his Manhattan surplus store didn’t have the storage space (and because his neighbors weren’t wild about having a whole lot of ammunition on the [...]

It is a commonly held adage that a man’s house is his castle.  A forward-thinking individual in San Juan, Dominican Republic took this old saying to a whole new level.  With glistening white towers and graceful arched windows, it’s easy to imagine this abode nestled firmly in the midst of a Caribbean fairy tale.  That [...]

In 1979, Michael Kahn and Leda Livant moved to a rural three-acre plot of land in Cornville, Arizona.  Allowed to stay on the property rent-free, Kahn and Livant started building what would become Eliphante immediately, living in an 8′ x 10′ wooden shack that Michael had thrown up to keep them safe during the winter.    [...]

Home designers may focus on the setting for their designs but the ideal for ecologically sound development is simply minimizing or completely negating the impact of development. Making the house “disappear” by blending the development into the surrounding landscape is one design development finding a degree of credibility after a shaky start. Painting existing development [...]

The World’s Tallest Log Cabin – The Wooden Skyscraper photo by the constant skeptic He is Nikolai Sutyagin.  He is a man who has seen it all.  Well, if not “all”, he’s seen quite a lot.  He was born and raised in a lowly communal flat in Arkhangelsk, Russia.  That’s in the northern part of [...]

It is a piece of social commentary art that speaks out against injustice and anti-humanitarianism.  It is a tourist attraction.  It is the labor of love conceived by a visionary Polish businessman and entrepreneur.   It is also an upside down house. The aforementioned Polish businessman, Daniel Czapiewski, owns a company that builds wooden houses [...]