What's With That House?

Chinatown Theater and More

Episode HWTH-304H

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What's With That House?

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Take a look at three of the most unusual houses in the country. First, in Chinatown in Los Angeles, a furniture importer transforms a dilapidated Chinese theater into an ultramodern showroom/house. Customers can walk around his house and buy his furniture. Next, in Angola, Ind., we meet Harry Martin, who paints vans and RVs for a living. He also painted his aluminum-siding house to look exactly like a log cabin. It's so realistic, you have to go up and touch it to believe it. Finally, in Tijuana, Mexico, architect Jorge Gracia built a very unique, very modern and very controversial house made up of two rectangles — one covered in dark cedar siding and the other covered in translucent white polycarbonate panels that glow in the night. Then he connected them with glass bridges.

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- architectural firm — XTEN Architecture
  Chinese Theater House Architects
  Website: www.xtenarchitecture.com
- furniture — Ford-Brady
  Website: www.fordbrady.com
- airbrushing services — Harry Did It!
  c/o Harry Martin
  Website: www.lizardco.com
- architectural firm — Gracia Studio
  c/o Architect Jorge Gracia
  Website: www.graciastudio.com