Cloud No. 9 by Andrew Simpson Architects

Cloud No. 9 House: Old-World Stables Transformed into an Amazing Solar-Powered Home in Australia

10/11/2011

Cloud No. 9 by Andrew Simpson Architects

When this awe-inspiring home in Australia landed on our desks, we thought we had died and gone to heaven, but that's not why <a href="http://asimpson.com.au/wordpress/">Andrew Simpson Architects</a> called it Cloud No.9. That moniker actually refers to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_cloud_atlas">1896 International Cloud-Atlas</a> that listed cloud No. 9 as the biggest, puffiest and likely the most comfortable of all 10 cloud types. We can't think of a more appropriate name for this single family home, which has been converted from an old brick stable into a welcoming, light-filled contemporary home that receives substantial <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_energy">energy from alternative sources</a>.

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When this awe-inspiring home in Australia landed on our desks, we thought we had died and gone to heaven, but that's not why Andrew Simpson Architects called it Cloud No.9. That moniker actually refers to the 1896 International Cloud-Atlas that listed cloud No. 9 as the biggest, puffiest and likely the most comfortable of all 10 cloud types. We can't think of a more appropriate name for this single family home, which has been converted from an old brick stable into a welcoming, light-filled contemporary home that receives substantial energy from alternative sources.

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