Nautilus shell-house

Posted by melmoo in Animal, Architecture, Everything Else, Home & Garden on October 9, 2008 at 1:18 am


…I’d love to be under the sea,

in an octopus nautilus’ garden in the shade

Here at Neatorama we love neat nautilus news. Recently we’ve brought you diving to meet a nautilus and nautilus snow sculpture but this latest contribution takes it to the next level wherever that may be.

The creative crew at Senosiain Architectos designed a sculpture perhaps taking inspiration from a certain Beatles song (although if we’re getting technical, it’s the right class- Cephalopoda- wrong subclass - Nautiloidea - their mortal enemies!). The construction involves steel reinforced chicken wire with several inches thick concrete spread over to create smooth curved surfaces, resembling the internal abode of a snail.

The house located in Mexico city and currently occupied by an open-minded family, though some hermit crabs have been eyeing it out as a potential future residence.

Check out more of these amazing abodes at Habitat Organico including a serpent and shark!




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5 comments to "Nautilus shell-house"

  1. Guybrush Threepwood
    October 9th, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    It reminds me of Final Fantasy 7 game - that place where Aerith dies, with a lot of spiral shell houses …

    Wha? I spoiled your gameplay? :-)

  2. unohav_1
    October 9th, 2008 at 3:51 pm

    When I was a child I SO wanted to live in the giant pink snail from the original Dr. Dolittle. I even begged my parents to turn my room into it, but to no avail. Thank God I didn’t see this back then or I’d STILL be bugging them to move there to this day.

  3. Tempscire
    October 9th, 2008 at 7:42 pm

    The whole concept is neat, but I think I love all the colored glass most.

  4. Daniel Kim
    October 10th, 2008 at 7:27 am

    So, whenever you want a room addition, you must “build ye more stately mansions!”

    How come I’m the only one laughing?

  5. SenorMysterioso
    October 10th, 2008 at 1:10 pm

    very fun, The view of the glass from inside the house is great


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