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- Bruce Campbell 727 HouseWhat looks like a jetliner that has miraculously landed in the woods is actually one man's dream retreat! Inspired by his passion for the aircraft as well as the need for shelter, Oregonian <a href="http://airplanehome.com">Bruce Campbell</a> converted a Boeing 727-200 into a home. Campbell is not looking to be in <em>Better Homes and Gardens</em> - instead of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/photo-update-completed-747-house-made-of-an-old-plane-soars-to-new-heights/">turning the airplane into a full-fledged house</a> he has adapted his daily life to live onboard an airplane. In a true labor of love, Cambell bought an entire decommissioned plane, took it apart, and reassembled it in a thicket of trees - making it seem almost as if the impossible happened.1
- Bruce Campbell 727 HouseRather than<a href="http://inhabitat.com/photo-update-completed-747-house-made-of-an-old-plane-soars-to-new-heights/"> turning the plane</a> into something like a modern house, Campbell is reusing much of the original equipment for his needs.2
- Bruce Campbell 727 HouseHe sees potential in everything -- like how the wings can serve as a great deck.3
- Bruce Campbell 727 HouseThis is anything but prefab building though - it's a slow and deliberate process.4
- Bruce Campbell 727 HouseThe cockpit is an excellent reading room, and he left much of the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/east-german-airplane-transformed-into-super-posh-hotel-suite/">original instrumentation</a> and controls intact.5
- Bruce Campbell 727 HouseHe even restored some elements, and he installed a computer monitor right in the middle of the instrument panel.6
- Bruce Campbell 727 HouseHe also got one of the original bathrooms back online, but only has a temporary shower for now.7
- Bruce Campbell 727 HouseAt 1,066 interior square feet, the space is cozy but not cramped by any means - when it's setup as a large studio it feels plenty big.8
- Bruce Campbell 727 HouseThe coolest trick may be the<a href="http://inhabitat.com/hernandez-silva-arquitectos-design-dizzying-bathroom-in-15th-floor-of-an-elevator-shaft/"> transparent floor</a>. The original was torn out and replaced with translucent panels, allowing visitors to see the super structure’s ribs and controlling cables running from the cockpit to the wings and tail.9
- Bruce Campbell 727 HouseCampbell also has plenty of storage in the cargo hold. While the wings make a great deck, he has a couple of big covered areas below them as well.10
- Bruce Campbell 727 HouseHe even uses the original water tank and plumbing to serve amenities like his clothes washer.11
- Bruce Campbell 727 HouseThe trick is to make the space habitable but maintain the feel of its original design's purpose - to be 35,000 feet above the trees.12
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