Russian Seashell House Has a 7-Meter-Tall Stained Glass Window

One of ArchStudia Vega's clients loves the sea and its exotic inhabitants so much that they asked the Russian firm to build a home that looks like a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/seashell-house/">giant seashell</a>! Each level of the three-story structure represents different levels of the sea - from the ocean bed to the sky above - and receives its natural lighting from an impressive 7-meter-tall stained glass window.

This extraordinary home in Russia is owned by a serious sea-lover

Each of the three levels represents some aspect of the sea

The top level represents sea air while the second level represents the surface of the water

Does anybody else see Gaudi here?

The basement level of the house is perhaps most interesting

This bed is handmade.

The bathroom tiling was laid by hand over a period of one year (that is love!)

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There are no straight lines or right angles. Every aspect of the home is fluid and organic

Daylighting comes through a large 7-meter stained glass window and skylights

This extraordinary monument to the sea was completed in 2011