Home from a Junked 747

Architect David Hertz of Santa Monica is designing a home made from an old 747 jet. His client, Francie Rehwald wants a curvy, eco-clean home where she can practice yoga, organic gardening and meditation. Scrap from the junked plane will be used to build a number of buildings on the hilly site. The nose will be a meditation building, a wing will be an awning, and other pieces will be used for an art studio, loft and a barn. This venture will come to 1.5 to 2 million. The plane will be buffed to reduce its shine and remove paint so that it will not disturb neighbors or confuse planes flying above. Ms. Rehwald's property is surrounded by former spouses of Bob Dylan and Olivia Newton-John, so it needs a low profile appearance. Other "neighbors" are the coyotes, mountain lions and rattlesnakes that traverse the area. Ms. Rehwald has an archeologist to help her deal with the wildlife.

Source: Frangos, Alex, "West Coast Woman To Build Crash Pad Out of an Old 747," Wall Street Journal, Weekend Edition, Nov. 5-6, 2005.