Documenting a personal quest for non-toxic housing.
Friday, April 25, 2003Request
I've been puzzling over the details of a curious home offering in Apache County AZ. You can see the property at this LINK.
I would like to know if there are any readers living in the area with a digital camera and spare day who would care to help me out and visit this site. The agent claims this unusual underground home is built with earth walls and floor (which is rather odd for underground homes), thus making it a very strong candidate for adaptation to a non-toxic home. But the photos are poor and the design of this home is completely unclear. It looks like it has no windows or doors! I thought this place was a Y2K folly at first but have learned that the home was apparently some kind of atelier, its recently deceased owner a potter. Still, for some unknown reason the owner felt it necessary to surround the structure in razor wire. The site seems to be perched on the edge of a gully or small canyon and offers some nice potential views -but where are the windows? It's quite strange but, as long as it's basically non-toxic, it could look like something made by H.R. Gieger for all I care. I just can't get clear details from the agency. If anyone could give this place a look-over for me I would be very grateful.
