Property News · January 7, 2017

The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes review – Grand Designs on a grander scale


From a home made out of a Boeing 747 to a dream eco-friendly abode in the desert, a chirpy duo helpfully show you how to live your best lifeIt becomes increasingly clear during The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes (BBC2) that I am not living my best life. Where, for instance, is my vision? Where are my dreams? Where, above all, is my house made out of the repurposed wings and tailfin of a Boeing 747 and nestling, in all its effortful whimsicality, in the Santa Monica mountains and providing me with sea views throughout?Said aeronautical pile belonged to Francie, a retired Mercedes-Benz dealer. It looked ridiculous – the Boeing’s wings sat atop a glass and concrete building and screamed: “Look at us! Are we cute enough to kiss or WHAT?” It also cost millions upon millions of dollars (which reminds me – where are my millions?) and required clearance by 17 authorities and the closing of five freeways and a highway patrol escort during construction. But Francie and her architect seem happy. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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