When builder Lee Butz and his wife decided they were ready for a new home, they didn't have to look far to find help getting it built. One of their sons is a builder and the other son is an architect. They presented their parents with a design that made their mother a little nervous: a giant concrete "cube" that certainly wouldn't look like any other house on the street.
To build the home, huge sections of cast concrete were fashioned by a bridge-building company and hauled to the site on tractor trailers. The home was assembled on the spot. The finished design is a cool, streamlined structure that's warmed by light pouring in through floor-to-ceiling glass walls. Abundant trees and automatic shades provide privacy. A favorite room is the home theater, which boasts a 7' x 14' screen, specially designed acoustics and a projector made by IMAX. We'll talk to the sons about the special challenges of constructing a concrete home, see photos of the remarkable building process and find out exactly how mom and dad feel about the unconventional home their boys created.
Guests Eric Butz
Architect, Roberson Butz Architects
PO Box 1932
Allentown, PA 18105
Phone: 610-391-0160
Fax: 610-434-9601
Email:
robersonbutz@compuserve.com
Website:
www.robersonbutz.comLee Butz
Builder/President, Alvin H. Butz, Inc.
PO Box 509
Allentown, PA 18105
Phone: 610-395-6871
Email:
rmepiscopo@butz.com
Website:
www.butz.com Also in this Episode
