The one in Duluth is indeed on Mississippi. A co-worker of mine lived there and according to her it was built by foaming over three huge weather-type ballons (one for the garage and two for the upstairs of the house). I haven't been in it for years, but I remember the inside being every bit as head-scratchingly surreal as the one in this video. Maybe even more so as it featured purple shag carpeting. Go Vikes!

My sister is looking at buying the foam house in the twin cities. I find it interesting that it looks so of-the-earth while being made of a completely synthetic material. No matter - looks like it would be fun, for sure! And if you spring a leak, I suppose a can of spray foam might do the trick!

It reminds me of the Xanadu house in Wisconsin Dells, a one-time tourist attraction that was torn down a few years back.

Wikipedia: Xanadu Houses

It's reminiscent of the earthships down in Taos. I visited a friend who lived in one of the early 1970's models designed and built by Mike Reynolds. Quite impressive for their off the grid design and functional recycled architecture.

Make that "Garbage Warrior."

I continue to design homes and other structures that are sculptural art pieces. The world has enough rectangles, but Architecture is becoming more sculptural and artistic. This Architect has another 20 years to have more work built. We do need some creative clients to achieve this goal. Winslow