So, I don’t know if I mentioned this earlier today (geez, short term memory), but my modem broke three days ago. What a hassle. I’m happy it’s behind me, I’m thrilled to be back online, and to celebrate that, let’s look at two tech based Offbeat classics.
Here’s a cool computer house. I really liked this house when I first saw it; still do. You have to really look, but it’s just so darn creative.

And for some more tech inspired structures see, How to Use Spam to Build an Offbeat House, which is one of my favorite posts ever here at …read more

In the last post we saw the amazing Wilkinson Residence by Robert Harvey Oshatz. We also looked at some of his design approach. Now we’re going to see such a cool house, you’ll adore it 100% guaranteed.
The Fennell Residence is a floating house in Portland, Oregon, that was designed beautifully to match the floating aspect. Curved glue lam beams, huge glass facade and curved lines are perfectly suited to life on the water. When I first saw this, I had no idea it was even a floating home it was a neat surprise. What I did notice were the tear …read more

If you haven’t seen the work of Robert Harvey Oshatz, then you’re in for a huge treat, because he’s our only guest here at Offbeat today. He’s that cool. He gets the whole day. Although really he’s so cool he should get the month. But I digress.
Oshatz has designed many an amazing structure in my home state – Oregon and in other areas as well, as far reaching as Japan. His work is a mix of commercial, residential, religious, and more. What I love is how his work is entirely unique yet somehow manages to fit into the landscape so …read more

To be honest, I’m not even sure if Luna Parc is in the Offbeat archives or not. I didn’t bother to look because anything this odd can absolutely be shown here more than once. Not to mention that there have been some changes this autumn.
There’s almost nothing you can say other than this is one astounding piece of property. It’s not even one offbeat house — there’s a studio that I adore, chapel, garden sculptures, huts, and all kinds of extra structures on the property. Luna Parc sits on 5 acres in the northwestern woods of New Jersey. Luna Parc …read more