Comments on: SPOOKY ECO HOUSE: The Dragspelhuset Accordion House

By: dizzy

dizzy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:10:27 +0000

The owners used a lot of the ideas of the Sami, the native people of Scandinavia, including the use of reindeer hides for insulation. I’ll bet the Sami, and probably the owners of this house, leave a much smaller “footprint” on Earth than the smug critics above, who are probably destroying our habitat in many other ways. Do they have airconditioning, a car, use a clothesdryer, etc? And if anyone wants my skin, and indeed anything else, when I am dead, please feel free. Better to be used than wasted.
Incidentally, Ms Meinhold says the owners were inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright & Fallingwater, but in the interview I saw with them, they said they were inspired by Antonio Gaudi, and the house certainly looks more Gaudi than Wright. They also said they pull the extension in when the weather is cold, so that it creates double the insulation, which is both effective & environmentally sound.

By: psycho_psilocybin

psycho_psilocybin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:36:02 +0000

the hides were actually obtained by a civilization in sweden that uses the deer for all purposes. they use the meat, bones, and fur to survive. dont jump to conclusions just because there is real animal fur to insulate the house. i absolutely adore this house whether it was originally designed in the 80s or not. everyone is such a critic these days.

By: svrdlu

svrdlu — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:48:04 +0000

If you looked carefully, as well as reading the article, you’d note the hunting rifle leaning up against a chair also. Maybe they hunted, gutted, skinned and prepared every single one of those pelts themselves? I hope they ate the reindeer steaks while sitting in their nice cabin.

By: Cerydwyn

Cerydwyn — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:55:24 +0000

I thought this was really interesting, until I noticed the animal hides. Not cool at all!! It seems a flagrant and gluttonous display. “Renewable” or not, they were living at one time and had to be slaughtered to get their skins. Sorry, astonishingly bad taste.

By: mh2

mh2 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:14:34 +0000

Hey, this is cool but not the first time….Bart Prince originally desinged this methond back in the 80′s. i’m not to crazy about all the fur, but i bet its nice to rub up against.

By: Music Hobo

Music Hobo — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:27:57 +0000

Eh, this is what happens when I skim articles. Sadly this isn’t the first time I’ve done something like this. heh..*cough*

By: utopian robot

utopian robot — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:14:48 +0000

@ totoan and music hobo, if you actually read the article instead of jumping to conclusions you would have discovered that they are reindeer hides. As far as summer houses for millionaires go, this one is quite modest in it’s size and it’s use of electricity, which is %100 renewable solar. I have never seen a shingled building like this before, the framing under those shakes must be either really messy or incredibly clever.

By: Music Hobo

Music Hobo — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:04:37 +0000

I don’t really see the conflict with the green philosophy if those furs are real. Like it or not animals are a renewable and if properly handled renewable resources. But I will protest if those are what I think they are. Wolf pelts aren’t that cool people they are just tacky and sad.

By: ToToan

ToToan — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:32:15 +0000

are those real animal fur? if it is, I don\\\\\\\’t see why this design can be considered green at all. Plz take a moment to judge if it is a good example of sustainable design or not.