RECYCLED HOUSE: RE-PURPOSED STEEL/ CONCRETE FROM HIGHWAY
March 3, 2010
The Dig House in Lexington, Massachusetts, designed by SsD Architects, is a lesson in sustainable building practices with stunning results. This recycled house comes from steel and concrete salvaged from Boston’s Big Dig, using over 600,000 lbs of materials re-purposed from elevated portions of the dismantled I-93 highway. The architects incorporated elaborate rooftop gardens. Designed [...]
I was looking for something just like this to get away for a while! I have seen something similar and much less detail oriented to this for about $200,000-300,000…wonder how much this one was…
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that’s really hot, although, i’d prefer a log cabin house…
unconventionally beautiful. i have such a crush on architecture. maybe i should marry an architect… hmm.