This is definitely something worth checking out, very funny. There is
a picture in the article. Typically Russian story in many ways.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/07/whouse07.xml
``For the one-time gangster who built it, it is nothing less than "the
eighth wonder of the world". The less charitably disposed dismiss it
as a glorified barn, fire hazard and eyesore.
But on one thing everyone agrees: Nikolai Sutyagin's home is certainly
different.
Dominating the skyline of Arkhangelsk, a city in Russia's far
north-west, it is believed to be the world's tallest wooden house,
soaring 13 floors to reach 144ft - about half the size of the tower of
Big Ben.
The house that Sutyagin built is also crumbling, incomplete and under
threat of demolition from city authorities determined to end the
former convict's eccentric 15-year project. ''
On Mar 29, 8:37 am, Ignoramus7500 <[email protected]>
wrote:
> This is definitely something worth checking out, very funny. There is
> a picture in the article. Typically Russian story in many ways.
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/07/whous...
>
> ``For the one-time gangster who built it, it is nothing less than "the
> eighth wonder of the world". The less charitably disposed dismiss it
> as a glorified barn, fire hazard and eyesore.
>
> But on one thing everyone agrees: Nikolai Sutyagin's home is certainly
> different.
>
> Dominating the skyline of Arkhangelsk, a city in Russia's far
> north-west, it is believed to be the world's tallest wooden house,
> soaring 13 floors to reach 144ft - about half the size of the tower of
> Big Ben.
>
> The house that Sutyagin built is also crumbling, incomplete and under
> threat of demolition from city authorities determined to end the
> former convict's eccentric 15-year project. ''
In the word's of Bart Simpson, this thing is craptacular.
On Mar 29, 2:46 pm, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Ignoramus7500" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > This is definitely something worth checking out, very funny. There is
> > a picture in the article. Typically Russian story in many ways.
>
> >http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/07/whous...
>
> Snip
>
> I wonder if the plans are available? Swingman are you looking, getting any
> ideas? LOL
If they are, no doubt JOAT will post a link to them.
--
FF
Markem wrote:
| On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:01:02 -0600, "Morris Dovey"
| <[email protected]> wrote:
|
|| Lee Michaels wrote:
||
||| A house that big would cost a fortune to heat. Maybe Morris could
||| put in some solar heating.
||
|| ROFLMAO
||
|| HET! - Morris can imagine only one circumstance in which that house
|| might ever be warm in winter.
|
| Where do you want to put that match?
Too much danger to the rest of the town if it burns.
Perhaps when the builder expires, the town can condemn the building
and salvage enough lumber to construct a civic center, a new school,
and a retirement home...
Just speculating... What do you suppose would be the result of setting
a nice ashwood file in a first floor fireplace? Do you suppose this
guy actually built a 13-story chimney? (My guess would be 'no'.)
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/solar.html
"Ignoramus7500" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> This is definitely something worth checking out, very funny. There is
> a picture in the article. Typically Russian story in many ways.
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/07/whouse07.xml
Snip
I wonder if the plans are available? Swingman are you looking, getting any
ideas? LOL
Typically Russian shithole..but they think it's great.
Would make a good Halloween House of Horrors or a good movie set for a
remake of the Adams Family.
"Ignoramus7500" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> This is definitely something worth checking out, very funny. There is
> a picture in the article. Typically Russian story in many ways.
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/07/whouse07.xml
>
>
> ``For the one-time gangster who built it, it is nothing less than "the
> eighth wonder of the world". The less charitably disposed dismiss it
> as a glorified barn, fire hazard and eyesore.
>
> But on one thing everyone agrees: Nikolai Sutyagin's home is certainly
> different.
>
> Dominating the skyline of Arkhangelsk, a city in Russia's far
> north-west, it is believed to be the world's tallest wooden house,
> soaring 13 floors to reach 144ft - about half the size of the tower of
> Big Ben.
>
> The house that Sutyagin built is also crumbling, incomplete and under
> threat of demolition from city authorities determined to end the
> former convict's eccentric 15-year project. ''
Ignoramus7500 wrote:
> This is definitely something worth checking out, very funny. There is
> a picture in the article. Typically Russian story in many ways.
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/07/whouse07.xml
It immediately reminded me of the house the sheriff
Little Bill was building in the movie "Unforgiven"
Only 13 stories high.
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Ignoramus7500" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> This is definitely something worth checking out, very funny. There is
>> a picture in the article. Typically Russian story in many ways.
>>
>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/07/whouse07.xml
>
> Snip
>
> I wonder if the plans are available? Swingman are you looking, getting
> any ideas? LOL
>
>
A house that big would cost a fortune to heat. Maybe Morris could put in
some solar heating.
"Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam*@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>>
>>
>
> A house that big would cost a fortune to heat. Maybe Morris could put in
> some solar heating.
>
>
>
Naw... Just light a match and drop it. ;~)
On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:44:24 -0800, Jim Stewart <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ignoramus7500 wrote:
>
>> This is definitely something worth checking out, very funny. There is
>> a picture in the article. Typically Russian story in many ways.
>>
>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/07/whouse07.xml
>
> It immediately reminded me of the house the sheriff
> Little Bill was building in the movie "Unforgiven"
> Only 13 stories high.
>
When I lived in Russia, some homes were built in similar ways, though
they were usually 1-2 story tall. Basically when people would come
across enough wood suitable for construction, they would make an
addition, etc.
i
"Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam*@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "Ignoramus7500" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> This is definitely something worth checking out, very funny. There is
>>> a picture in the article. Typically Russian story in many ways.
>>>
>>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/07/whouse07.xml
>>
>>
>> I wonder if the plans are available? Swingman are you looking, getting
>> any ideas? LOL
>>
>>
>
> A house that big would cost a fortune to heat. Maybe Morris could put in
> some solar heating.
>
>
In Arkhangel'sk? You bet it would cost a fortune, even though it's an
"ice-free" port. Most of the time. Heat it with Baltic birch?
In article <[email protected]>,
Ignoramus7500 <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/07/whouse07.xml
"This would have been a great room for making love," he said, balancing
on a plank he has just thrown over a chasm in the floor.
"This one would have been even better," he said, two floors higher.
"Look at that view."
Well, maybe so, but being in a collapsing building during orgasm may
make one think he's made the earth move, but is really only a poor sort
of coitus interruptus.
On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:01:02 -0600, "Morris Dovey" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Lee Michaels wrote:
>
>| A house that big would cost a fortune to heat. Maybe Morris could
>| put in some solar heating.
>
>ROFLMAO
>
>HET! - Morris can imagine only one circumstance in which that house
>might ever be warm in winter.
Where do you want to put that match?
Mark