Wow. Now this is the kind of loft I'd like to own.
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| This anomalous building has just been renovated by Brooklyn sculptor Benton Brown, 31, and his wife, Susan Boyle, 30. Both novices in the fields of construction and engineering prior to this project, Brown and Boyle managed to achieve a mind-boggling feat of ingenuity and perseverance. Over two and a half years, they transformed a 14,000 square-foot derelict brewery and ice-storage house into an apartment building of such style, sustainability, and sophisticated engineering that it establishes the couple as pioneers among a new generation of green builders. |
Read the full article for all the details on what they've managed to build.
My prediction: At the end of this century, we'll look back and wonder why the hell we didn't do all of these environmentally smart and economically sound things earlier. the shortsightedness of humans can sometimes be mind-boggling.
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