(Video link here.) When this very resourceful couple found that they didn’t have the money to build even the traditional brick envelope of their 20’x40′ lot in Brooklyn, they used 5 shipping containers and went from there. It’s a totally inspiring and charming story of perserverence and outside-the-box (!!!!!) thinking, as well as a swell house tour for us space voyeurs.
via Science Friday
With thanks to A. (You know who you are!)
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so inspirational, wise, alive, moving…
Effing BRILLIANT
Hey, it looks like it. I never noticed it. Yikes!
reminds me of one of my very favourite stores – i call it the mothership. freitag’s flagship store in zurich – just beautiful
http://www.mimoa.eu/projects/Switzerland/Zurich/Freitag%20Flagship%20Store