Here is a documentary on iceberg homes in London. I may be a little long but it is well done I think and worth the time investment.
Iceberg homes as you will see in the film are homes that that have more square footage below grade than above. The insanely rich are building some exorbitant ego basements and makeing an insane profit along with Architects and builders.
Does anyone have any experiance with these in London or somewhere in the U.S.
Schoon
Jul 29, 15 12:42 pm
I had a laugh at the guy at the beginning simultaneously wearing an ascot and a hardhat.
Carrera
Jul 29, 15 1:13 pm
^Very interesting program, thanks. Understand that it’s a square footage thing in London, but generally what is it about people and basements? Here in the Midwest they are coveted, a house without a basement won’t sell…..guess we once were “Cave” people.
JLC-1
Jul 29, 15 1:18 pm
insane profit along with Architects
This phrase doesn't make any sense; but on the subject, this is also a trend in the USA, resort communities wanting to preserve the small scale character of old towns, are seeing double basements for pools and basketball courts and all sorts of shenanigans.
go do it
Jul 29, 15 3:12 pm
^I don't know but that one architect looked pretty comfortable driving around in his Audi.
JLC-1
Jul 29, 15 3:40 pm
well, insane profiteers don't drive audis, the bar here is aston martin and above. seen a couple of rr phantom convertibles this summer.
chigurh
Jul 29, 15 7:19 pm
watched the first 2 mins...start the revolution!!
archanonymous
Jul 29, 15 10:07 pm
utterly depressing from an economic standpoint, but it leads me to imagine what cities will be like in 50, 100, 200 years....
layer upon layer of infrastructure, habitable space, etc... I can picture new infrastructure going in both below and above existing grade. Sort of a mash-up of the Seattle tunnel project, the Highline, Chicago's elevated trains and the multi-floor outdoor markets that exist in much of Asia where you may have a habitable section that is not just the 3-5 meters above and below grade, but is 300-500 meters above and below grade.
Here is a documentary on iceberg homes in London. I may be a little long but it is well done I think and worth the time investment.
Iceberg homes as you will see in the film are homes that that have more square footage below grade than above. The insanely rich are building some exorbitant ego basements and makeing an insane profit along with Architects and builders.
Does anyone have any experiance with these in London or somewhere in the U.S.
I had a laugh at the guy at the beginning simultaneously wearing an ascot and a hardhat.
^Very interesting program, thanks. Understand that it’s a square footage thing in London, but generally what is it about people and basements? Here in the Midwest they are coveted, a house without a basement won’t sell…..guess we once were “Cave” people.
insane profit along with Architects
This phrase doesn't make any sense; but on the subject, this is also a trend in the USA, resort communities wanting to preserve the small scale character of old towns, are seeing double basements for pools and basketball courts and all sorts of shenanigans.
^I don't know but that one architect looked pretty comfortable driving around in his Audi.
well, insane profiteers don't drive audis, the bar here is aston martin and above. seen a couple of rr phantom convertibles this summer.
watched the first 2 mins...start the revolution!!
utterly depressing from an economic standpoint, but it leads me to imagine what cities will be like in 50, 100, 200 years....
layer upon layer of infrastructure, habitable space, etc... I can picture new infrastructure going in both below and above existing grade. Sort of a mash-up of the Seattle tunnel project, the Highline, Chicago's elevated trains and the multi-floor outdoor markets that exist in much of Asia where you may have a habitable section that is not just the 3-5 meters above and below grade, but is 300-500 meters above and below grade.