When I moved to Vancouver, the room that I ended up renting (from craigslist) is in the oldest money neighborhood west of Toronto. To give you an example, I checked out a book from the library called 'The Essential Guide to Vancouver Architecture' and the house I was living in was in that book! Anyway, just down the street, TWO cranes were, and still are, erecting the biggest house in Canada. 48,000 sq feet on paper - 60,000 sq feet all day with services. Apparently the guy is a trader who is really protective of his daughter, so instead of letting her run around town all night - she can go out dancing at home in her very own night club (which lowers and becomes a swimming pool) that way, when she gets roofied, she can at least get raped in her own bed. It's been interesting watching the building go up, to say the least.

Your waterfall muse is nice. Worth working for. Reminds me of Lawrence Halprin: http://whereintheworldispatty.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02... - He's big out here :)

This is not as "absurd" as much as "different". This was my grandparents house in Northern California. After they passed, none of their kids could really make it work as their own, so my dad and his brothers sold it to what they thought was a noble cause.

http://www.friendsofthedunes.org/HCNC/mastheadphoto.jpg

Maybe this doesn't fit in this thread... but oh well.

If anyone is interested in buying my childhood, it's for sale: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/7826-Teahen-Rd-Brighton-MI...

My grandparents are selling the house where I spent countless hours growing up. My wife and I were married there. It's an amazing place and I'd like to see it in the hands of a good human.

Absurd... no, miraculous imo -yes.

Nick Cage knows his wood flooring. I imagine he had to hock the place after his tax dilemmas? National Treasure 4, where are you when I need ya?

spelling= 56,000 sq ft. ???!!! WTF?!!

Does Winchester Mystery House counts? No one is living there, but it is absurd.

http://montaraventures.com/blog/wp-content/2009/06/wincheste... http://www.alamedainfo.com/Winchester_Mystery_House_San_Jose...