Thursday, May 29, 2008

A Shell House And A Seashell House

Take time to look at these unique houses:

*SHELL HOUSE*


Shell House with Swimming Pool/Shell House @ Night


The Pool and The Bedroom


The Living Room


The Bathroom and The Faucet

Location: Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Designer:
Arch. Eduardo Ocampos

Contractor:
Octavio Campos and Samuel Barrigan

Description:

1.
Some of the windows look like holes that might be found in a real conch shell.
2.
There are no corners–it’s completely rounded in the ground floor.
3.
The walls in the home are the same color as the floor.
4.
The mirrors, bathroom accessories, faucets and towel racks were all made by hand.
5.
The upstairs bathroom sink is made out of the base of a conch shell.
6.
The faucets are made out of coral.
7.
Towel racks are made from conch shells & other seashells and items found on the local beach.
8.
The adjacent bedroom’s headboard looks like a piece of conch shell that has been cut in two.

*SEASHELL HOUSE*


The Colorful Seashell House


The Living Room/The Stairway



The Bedroom and The Bathroom

Location: Mexico City
Designer: Senosiain Arquitectos
Description:
The house is put together using ferrocement construction, a technique involving a frame of steel-reinforced chicken wire with a special two-inch-thick composite of concrete spread over it, resulting in a structure that's earthquake-proof and maintenance-free.


Now, choose where would you want to live..
in a shell house or in a seashell house?
in a plain white shell house or in a colorful seashell house?

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