This Man Builds His House from Recycled Timber

Geoff built an amazing eco friendly house from recycled timber.

A man in overalls standing in front of a house made from recycled timber.

When Geoff got right out of Architecture school, he bought a decent piece of land in BC, Canada, in order to get some experience in his craft and create his own home – the Fuego Retreat.

A view of a dining room in a restaurant made from recycled timber.

At first, he only put up a tent to sleep in and a tool shed to keep his tools and work. All the wood in this building is from old buildings – which is one of the reasons it took him 14 years to build it.

A recycled timber house with a hammock in front of it.

The majority of the lumber used to build the home came from the old Super-Valu grocery store in Penticton which was condemned and demolished over a decade ago.

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Learn more about his process, take a tour, and find out what it took to make his dream a reality here:

 

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