February 16, 2008: Russian builds 13 story, 144 foot high home out of wood

Undertoad · 02-16-2008, 09:03 PM

Griff represent!!

According to this page, this Russian gent found himself building his own 2-story house when he realized... why stop at two stories? By the time he was done... well...

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based in the russian city of archangelsk, ex-gangster nikolai originally intended the building to contain 2 floors but couldn't help himself when he realised there was nothing to stop him adding more on top. nothing, that is, apart from the slow-off-the-mark local authorities who say that wooden buildings shouldn't exceed 2 floors in height, the result being that the 144ft high building is now under threat of demolition, something which would be an absolute travesty in my opinion. slightly crazy but creative ex-gangster russian architects should be given free reign to build whatever they like.

classicman · 02-16-2008, 09:32 PM

Very cool.

lumberjim · 02-16-2008, 09:37 PM

cool and breezy, no doubt.

russians are almost as nutty as the japanese.

japanese:squirrell turds

russians:snickers bar

JuancoRocks · 02-17-2008, 12:20 AM

This will definitely make one hell of a bonfire when it goes.
He couldn't have designed it to burn any better if he tried.

SPUCK · 02-17-2008, 04:06 AM

Boy... Aint that the truth..

That or a good stiff wind.

Stormieweather · 02-17-2008, 12:42 PM

I don't think his elevator goes all the way to the top.

richlevy · 02-17-2008, 01:02 PM

It looks like something out of a post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie where the inhabitants try to recreate skyscrapers out of whatever is available.

It would make a great movie set.

Of course, it would also make a great 144 foot bonfire.

If the authorities were coming to tear it down, it would be a very Russian gansta move to torch the place first.

Cloud · 02-17-2008, 03:13 PM

looks cool. looks Russian. but doesn't look very warm. Yikes! I wonder if anyone but pigeons lives in the upper stories?

I love handmade houses!

deadbeater · 02-17-2008, 07:05 PM

[Big Bad Wolf] Let me blow this house down! [/Big Bad Wolf]

monster · 02-17-2008, 08:20 PM

I love it!

JuancoRocks · 02-17-2008, 09:28 PM

On second thought maybe it's his version of Russian Burning Man.....?

Where's a window salesman when you need one?

Kris · 02-17-2008, 10:09 PM

That, or he went mental, ala Mrs. Winchester:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Mystery_House

xoxoxoBruce · 02-17-2008, 10:20 PM

Rich people don't "go mental", they become eccentric.

Scriveyn · 02-18-2008, 02:11 AM

Was he fed up building matchstick houses?

When your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Add a plank and this is what you get.

Kingswood · 02-28-2008, 06:29 PM

It reminds me of "The Burrow", the Weasley family home in Harry Potter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasley_family#Residence

02-16-2008, 09:32 PM	#2
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Very cool. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-16-2008, 09:37 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	cool and breezy, no doubt. russians are almost as nutty as the japanese. japanese:squirrell turds russians:snickers bar __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-17-2008, 12:20 AM	#4
JuancoRocks Sir Post-A-Lot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Paradise Valley, Arizona Posts: 437	This will definitely make one hell of a bonfire when it goes. He couldn't have designed it to burn any better if he tried. __________________ "That's just like your opinion man"

02-17-2008, 12:42 PM	#6
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	I don't think his elevator goes all the way to the top. __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

02-17-2008, 01:02 PM	#7
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	It looks like something out of a post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie where the inhabitants try to recreate skyscrapers out of whatever is available. It would make a great movie set. Of course, it would also make a great 144 foot bonfire. If the authorities were coming to tear it down, it would be a very Russian gansta move to torch the place first. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

02-17-2008, 04:06 AM	#5
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Boy... Aint that the truth.. That or a good stiff wind.

02-17-2008, 03:13 PM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	looks cool. looks Russian. but doesn't look very warm. Yikes! I wonder if anyone but pigeons lives in the upper stories? I love handmade houses! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-17-2008, 07:05 PM	#9
deadbeater Sir Post-A-Lot Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 439	[Big Bad Wolf] Let me blow this house down! [/Big Bad Wolf]

02-17-2008, 08:20 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I love it! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-17-2008, 09:28 PM	#11
JuancoRocks Sir Post-A-Lot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Paradise Valley, Arizona Posts: 437	On second thought maybe it's his version of Russian Burning Man.....? Where's a window salesman when you need one? __________________ "That's just like your opinion man"

02-17-2008, 10:09 PM	#12
Kris Drawn Druid Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Over there Posts: 32	That, or he went mental, ala Mrs. Winchester: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Mystery_House

02-17-2008, 10:20 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Rich people don't "go mental", they become eccentric. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-18-2008, 02:11 AM	#14
Scriveyn amnesic-confabulatory opsimath Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Between my ears Posts: 739	Was he fed up building matchstick houses? When your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Add a plank and this is what you get.

02-28-2008, 06:29 PM	#15
Kingswood Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne, Vic Posts: 316	It reminds me of "The Burrow", the Weasley family home in Harry Potter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasley_family#Residence __________________ Ur is a city in Mesopotamia.

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