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Old 11-26-2013, 12:37 PM
 
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Lucid Stead: A Transparent Cabin Built of Wood and Mirrors by Phillip K Smith III | Colossal
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Old 12-14-2013, 05:24 AM
 
Location: In a chartreuse microbus
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Now that's different. I guess I'm just not a fan of mixing two components that are so drastically different. I wonder if those mirrors are see-through from the inside, and opaque from the outside. One would hope.
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Old 12-14-2013, 11:09 AM
 
Location: Old Mother Idaho
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It's not a dwelling any more. It's a piece of art.

But that's not to say it couldn't be made into a dwelling; reflection carefully done is the ultimate camouflage.
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Old 12-14-2013, 10:23 PM
 
Location: In the woods
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Totally cool.
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Old 12-16-2013, 08:55 PM
 
Location: Denver, CO
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That's very cool but you'd spend more on Windex than a strip club.
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Old 12-17-2013, 10:00 PM
 
Location: Tucson/Nogales
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Interesting!

30 years ago, when I built my cabin in northern Minnesota I had lots of mirror inside my cabin because I didn't have electricity. With all those mirrors, with a kerosene lamp, I was always flooded with light. I even had mirrors on the ceiling!

Never though of putting mirror on the outside of my cabin!
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Old 12-18-2013, 12:46 PM
 
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That's one of the ugliest structures I've ever seen.
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Old 12-20-2013, 07:47 PM
 
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That's one of the ugliest structures I've ever seen.
To each his own. I see it as art and while I wouldn't build a house like it I do appreciate it.
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Old 12-21-2013, 08:40 AM
 
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To each his own. I see it as art and while I wouldn't build a house like it I do appreciate it.
"Art is meant to disturb." - George Braque
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