You might have noticed that we have a slight obsession with movie architecture.
Previously, we looked at the architecture of John Lautner in films and we’ve also taken a look at the home of a certain Mr. Bond.
Well, continuing this theme, we thought it might be interesting to take a look at some of our favorite movie homes.
Rather than focus on the more obvious abodes, such as the apartment from Rear Window or the sprawling heap of Xanadu, we decided to look at the residences we wouldn’t mind making our own.
10. Willard Whyte's Summer House, Diamonds Are Forever
Not an easy choice, this one. We could just as easily have written “every single villain lair in the entire James Bond series” but that would have been a cop out. Why not Piz Gloria, Goldfinger’s ranch or Palmyra?
Well, whilst we’d love to be stuck up a mountain with those Angels of Death, we’d prefer not to find Irma Bunt in our bed one evening.
And whilst a roll in the hay with Honor Blackman (curiously, the only Bond girl whose real name is also a double entendre) might be many man’s idea of a fun way to while away an afternoon, it isn’t ours.
Of course, Palmyra has Claudine Auger doing laps and Luciana Paluzzi working the pump action, but ultimately it has to come down to the fact that Willard Whyte’s house is the fantastic Elrod House by John Lautner, and that should be reason enough.
9. Catcher Block?s apartment, Down With Love
One for the boys, for sure. This bachelor pad looks like it was dreamt up by Ken Adam, and it even has the hallmark gadgets one would expect from the veteran Bond production designer.
There’s a state-of-the-art sound system, a well stocked bar, and at the flick of a switch, the lounge becomes the bedroom. The perfect place for entertaining.
For the ladies, Barbara Novak’s apartment might just be the perfect female equivalent.
8. Sean Ambrose?s Sydney Harbour House, Mission: Impossible II
Like many of the coolest movie houses, this one doesn’t exist. The whole thing was built out of flat-packed polystyrene and sailed across the harbor in a boat to Bradley’s Head, where it was assembled. I
t nearly didn’t make the journey. Still, it looks pretty damn awesome. It features a private jetty, a sweeping garden with fabulous views over the Harbour and a private security detail headed up by Richard Roxburgh, whose improbable accent swings between South African and a poor impression of Prince Charles.
It also comes with the gorgeous Thandie Newton, who, as we can attest from personal experience, is one of the loveliest women in the universe.
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