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Treehouses for Adults – Property Spotlight

Posted on September 2, 2011 | Leave a comment

Free Spirit Spheres are set among the tall trees of the west coast rainforest of Vancouver Island, Canada. You are invited  to experience a tree house for adults… 16 years and over

The “tree houses” are handmade from local wood and suspended from the tree canopy.  The spheres are recommended for meditation, photography, canopy research, game watching and other activities.  DIY kits are available.

For more information go to: http://freespiritspheres.com/

 

 

 

 

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Property Spotlight – Biodegradable House

Posted on August 11, 2011 | Leave a comment

An architect and a artist have built a biodegradable house in northwest Ireland.

The couple purchased a five-acre lot in Cloone for around $12,500, and began to build a house that embodies their vision of sustainability. They went as low-tech as possible, used locally sourced materials, and minimized the building’s footprint. Their house all but disappears into the hillside, and will actually vanish if left unattended for a decade or so.

In the living room, the vertical timber columns that support the roof are in plain sight.

The couple built their house in deliberate opposition to a new status quo that has developed in this country in the last 15 years, due to a booming economy fueled by high-tech industries, the unification of Europe, and rising property values.

Read more at:http://openbuildings.com/buildings/stevens-house-profile-41356

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