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Postby Stello » Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:42 pm

Room with a pew: Businessman builds replica of Herefordshire church on 21st floor of Japanese skyscraper

It's hard to imagine a more romantic place to marry than All Saints Church in the village of Brockhampton.
Nestling in the beautiful Herefordshire countryside, the arts and crafts style building looks like something from a fairytale, has wishbone arches in the chapel and is one of only a few thatched churches in Britain.
It certainly caught the eye of one Japanese tourist. In fact, the businessman was so swept away by its charms that he has built an extraordinarily detailed replica on the 21st and 22nd floors of a skyscraper hotel 6,000 miles away in the city of Osaka.
The multi-millionaire developer stumbled upon the 107 year old church near the market town of Ross-on-Wye accidentally after getting lost on a sight-seeing tour.


Follow the link to see the pictures and read the rest of the article. It's quite unreal! :eek:
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Postby Stello » Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:40 am

Vertigo fun;



Burj Dubai spire.. :scared:
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Postby Marie » Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:25 am

OMG.. I would NOT be up there. Even if they paid me :gopale:
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Postby Stello » Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:08 pm

I get easily hit wit vertigo, but on the other hand, I'm also fascinated with heights, and in a way, I'd love to experience being where that guy was.. I might puke, though! :scared:
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Postby rselkala » Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:53 pm

Pity the neighbours as they'll have to look at that ugly paintwork on the house. :eek:
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Postby Stello » Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:33 pm

Yup - I'd much prefer to look at something like this :)
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Postby Marie » Fri Dec 04, 2009 1:36 pm

Stello wrote:Yup - I'd much prefer to look at something like this :)


I love that! :love:
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Postby Stello » Sun Dec 06, 2009 10:52 pm

Thin house for someone with a fat wallet: Property 6ft wide on sale for £550,000

There really is no room to swing a cat but this two-bedroom house just 66 inches wide is set to sell for more than half a million pounds.

The property in Shepherd's Bush, west London, on the market for £549,950, has been described as one of the skinniest houses in Britain.

And estate agents are using that feature as its selling point.

Thin but pricey: The entire house measures just 5ft 6ins wide

The house on Goldhawk Road has five levels - a lower ground, ground, first, second and third floor, with 1,000sq ft of space.

It looks set to record a good price as a shortage of stock across London and low interest rates continue to drive prices up.

The advertised price is £61,450 more than what it was sold for three years ago.

Estate agent Simon Beatson, of Faron Sutaria which is selling the property, said he expected a great deal of interest in the thin home.

The dining area: The house features sought-after parquet flooring throughout

The sitting room: The house has been refurbished in a cool, minimalist style


He said: 'I have never seen a house like this - it really is skinny, but that adds to its charm.

'It certainly is one of the thinnest homes in the country.' Mr Beatson said the second floor could be divided to create a third bedroom if the new owners' wished.

He said he expected a couple or a single person to buy the house because it was not practical for families.

Mr Beatson said the home was good value per square foot, despite its thin width.

'The home really does have a big area and it is close to the new Westfield Shopping Centre and only seven minutes walk from the tube,' he said.

Mr Beatson said the property market was set to soar next year because of a shortage of homes on the market.

'There is still not as much stock on the market as we would like on the market,' he said.

Small but beautiful: The property even has its own paved garden, ideal for barbeques in the summer

The bathroom has a European-style bidet and a modern, high-powered shower

There is even a chic Aga cooker for the new owner

And the renovation company fitted it with these neat kitchen units


'It has quietened down over December, which it always does but we are expecting January to be booming.

'January was really busy last year and it should be busy again.' Mr Beatson said many home owners had been too scared to sell, fearing they will not get the right price for their asset.

But he said those fears had led to a shortage of homes for sale which had driven up the cost of real estate across London.

'People are concerned about selling because they are worried if they will have anywhere new to move into,' he said.

'Interest rates are low at the moment, but people are worried what interest rates will do in the New Year.

'But hopefully the New Year is going to be very busy.'

Book shelves line the first floor landing and the passageway leaning to the living room

The double bed is almost as wide as the house


Follow the title link to see photos.. That's really cute! :D They've made a great job with it, too.. It looks a lot bigger inside, with white walls and minimalist style. I know that the photos have been taken in a way that makes it look even bigger, but when you look at the dining table, for example, you can actually have people comfortably sitting around it, and the living room sofa and the bedroom double bed also give a good idea of the width of the rooms..

If you're not into hoarding stuff, you could easily live with that kinda home.
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Postby Stello » Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:17 pm

Aaaand another interesting one;

Bright idea: Couple's Grand Designs-style house that can rotate to follow the sun

(I could swear I saw that featured on some TV programme, some years ago..??) :conf:
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