This is the house that U2 built
From Canada’s National Post newspaper:
Bruce Ramus, who spent 16 years directing hundreds of shows for Irish rockers U2, has listed his 1,860-square-foot post-and-beam waterfront home in British Columbia for $1.5-million. The home sits on 1.25 acres of wooded island property and includes a giant sectioned olive, a leftover prop from a U2 show.
The three-bedroom home, which took four years to build and has cedar and fir flooring throughout, was dubbed Posts Standing because of its native longhouse and Japanese temple influences. It’s heated by a central fireplace and has beautiful panoramic views of Howe Sound. Its design, Mr. Ramus says, was inspired in part by his association with Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.
“I grew up as an artist when I was with U2,” says Mr. Ramus. “We shaped each other’s way of looking at things, like, ‘What do you want to say with your life?’ They are engaged with that question. I wanted to make a significant work in architecture.”
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I wouldn’t mind living in British Columbia. In fact, I’ve been thinking that I’d like to move there someday. All I need is $1.5 million and I’d be set with a U2 house and everything!
I know, me too! I love the surrounding woods and the water view. As I was looking at the photos, I was thinking, Okay, who’s going to buy this house for me? Compared to the real estate prices in the state I live in, the price is relatively “cheap.” But since I would only qualify for about $100,000 pretty much everything is too expensive! It looks really roomy, though, so maybe if we got several fans to pool their resources with, we could create some sort of U2opian community, har har.
^ Sounds like a plan!
I’m hearing rumblings of a U2 and Kelly Rowland collaboration for her song Unity … is this true ? Hope so ~ amazing ballad !!!
I haven’t heard anything about it, sorry.