Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Wing House: house built with the pieces of a Boeing 747

Wing House: house built with the pieces of a Boeing 747


The group of architects David Hertz Architects Inc., based in Santa Monica United States, specializes in the design and manufacture of environmentally friendly residential and commercial projects.

David Hertz Architects Inc. promotes the use of recycled materials, creating projects rather unusual and spectacular.

The Wing House is a perfect residence, situated in the hills not far from Malibu, and enjoys an exceptional view of the surrounding mountains and the Pacific Ocean also has a luxurious cabin and used the wings of a Boeing 747-200 for its realization.

The two main wings and the stabilizer of the tail section thus acting as a roof for the main bedroom, the FirstClass platform and part of the fuselage above were used for the roof of a guest house, while the bottom half of the fuselage was used for the roof of a barn.

The aim was to produce a structure with rounded shapes, according to the wishes of the owner, and take advantage of the panorama.

The idea of ​​using the roof for a wing of an airplane, it soon became apparent. After modeling, the wings of the mighty Boeing 747-200 appeared to be adequate for this project.

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