Boeing 747 Recycled Into a Private Residence 239
Ponca City writes "Nicholas Jackson writes in the Atlantic about a woman who requested only curvilinear/feminine shapes for her new home and has purchased an entire Boeing 747-200. They transported it by helicopter to her 55-acre property in the remote hills of Malibu and after deconstructing it, had all 4,500,000 pieces put back together to form a main house and six ancillary structures including a meditation pavilion, an animal barn, and an art studio building. 'The scale of a 747 aircraft is enormous — over 230 feet long, 195 feet wide and 63 feet tall with over 17,000 cubic feet of cargo area alone and represents a tremendous amount of material for a very economical price of less than $50,000,' writes Architect David Hertz. 'In researching airplane wings and superimposing different airplane wing types on the site to scale, the wing of a 747, at over 2,500 sq. ft., became an ideal configuration to maximize the views and provide a self supporting roof with minimal additional structural support needed.' Called the 'Wing House,' as a structure and engineering achievement, the aircraft encloses an enormous amount of space using the least amount of materials in a very resourceful and efficient manner, and the recycling of the 4.5 million parts of this 'big aluminum can' is seen as an extreme example of sustainable reuse and appropriation. Interestingly enough, the architects had to register the roof of the house with the FAA so pilots flying overhead would not mistake it as a downed aircraft."
Extreme one-upmanship? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Holy crap! (Score:5, Funny)
I think the guy should have authorization to talk to tower just like any other.
Tower, AC156D, going to read, over.
Tower, AC156D, taking a piss, over.
Tower, AC156D, tower using microwave, over.
Tower, joining the Mile High club, at 12ft, over.
Re:What about strong winds? (Score:5, Funny)
...I wonder how a house with airplane wings for roofs will fair in a major storm?
"Whooosh..."
Re:Just one problem: (Score:2, Funny)
Economical price of $50,000 BUT... (Score:4, Funny)
On move-in day, each item is a carry-on and subject to a baggage fee of $50. You can't have an airplane without junk fees!
Re:Holy crap! (Score:5, Funny)
Because she wanted *feminine* shapes, and without the wings a 747 looks anything but ;-)
Re:THey should house a server farm in it (Score:5, Funny)
A Boeing 747?!? Luxury! (Score:3, Funny)
When I was a boy, we lived in the landing gear of a crashed Spitfire! . . .
Re:sad... (Score:3, Funny)
What they should have done, is just bury the nose of the airplane in the side of the hill with the rest of the plane intact. This would cause multiple reports to 911 by people scanning Google maps.
Re:THey should house a server farm in it (Score:3, Funny)