Saturday, 4 October 2014

Over in South Korea an architectural company by the name of Moon Hoon has come up with a design for a house based on Star Wars. When looking at the property it looks like something that has been airlifted straight from the set of the latest Star Wars movie and dropped in a residential area. The architectural firm designed the Star Wars House with a family on a low budget in mind and it is has fun styling as well as being practicalstarwars_house_moon_hoon-17. [Image Courtesy of Moon Hoon] The unusual project was finished in 2013 and was the idea of an airline pilot and ground crew wife. They asked Moon Hoon to make them a home that was suitable for their family and which had a small physical footprintstarwars_house_moon_hoon-16. [Image Courtesy of Moon Hoon] As the husband had dreams of becoming an astronaut when he was younger, this was the starting point for the design. There was a great deal of brainstorming and eventually the company came up with a house that had a Star Wars look to it on the exteriorstarwars_house_moon_hoon-2. [Image Courtesy of Moon Hoon] The home does have an unusual shape, however the interior is very practical for families and it is comfortable. starwars_house_moon_hoon-13It was built over three storeys and offers a total floor space of 131 square meters. The home was designed with a clean and modern look to it with plain wood and walls painted in pure white. Plenty of natural light floods into the house thanks to the numerous windows making the house feel a lot more spacious. [Image Courtesy of Moon Hoon] The living room, along with kitchen and bathroom are spread out over the first two floors and the entire third floor is for playing in. [Image Courtesy of Moon Hoon] What looks to be a bookshelf is actually a hidden door and this can be opened to reveal the hidden play area inside. The play area comes with its own slide and of course, this being a Star Wars house, it has a control room. [Image Courtesy of Moon Hoon] The Star Wars house cost 200 million KRW to design and build, which is around US$192, 000. [Image Courtesy of Moon Hoon] - See more at: http://interestingengineering.com/star-wars-house-takes-design-from-movie/#sthash.SAVBDz5t.dpuf

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