A Glass House I Wouldn't Throw Stones At

A 8,000 sq. foot glass house

One of my hobbies is architecture - not just in a historical sense, but also in the form of daily appreciation. I really enjoy looking at unique homes and buildings, no matter the period or style of architecture - Robarts Library, of course, being a notable exception. The only thing I'd use that building for is to defend against the zombie apocalypse. But this house looks awesome - entirely glass, but in a very clever way. The architect, Tom Phifer, got around the problem of privacy with a glass house by constructing a platform-like subterranean structure built as the base of a hill, with massive floor to ceiling windows on every side, with a beautiful, entirely glass pavilion on top which gives 360 degree views.

This is the house when looked at from street level

 And here's the platform on top, with skylights that blend in with the grass.


Article written by Colleen Kane of CNBC, courtesy of Yahoo! News