Chic hanging candles made from wine bottles. TreeHugger. Get Jet: The 747 Wing House. Photo: David Hertz There is a new residence in the Malibu hills constructed mostly from an old airplane.
Consisting of a main house and six auxiliary buildings, the 747 Wing House is an innovative example of sustainable architecture created for a client who requested a unique home with great curves and a green bent. Related: Aviation Aesthetics: Second Flights for Salvaged Aircraft Santa Monica architect David Hertz, who helms the Studio of Environmental Architecture, designed a sleek and environmentally responsible dwelling by using post-consumer waste in the form of a retired Boeing 747-200.
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