Modern home hideout sits on forsaken volcano like Star Wars rebel ship

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4 ай бұрын

Perched on a slope of what is arguably the tallest mountain in the world (Mauna Kea), and accessible only by 4 wheel drive, Musubi House doesn't rely on city grids, but instead is powered by the sun and captures all of its water from a huge trapezoid sloped roof.
Deep in the heart of paniolo (cowboy) country and surrounded by cattle ranches, this glass, steel and concrete home (designed by innovative architect Craig Steely), it was built to protect against strong winds, but opens up completely to an interior courtyard for sheltered outdoor living.
“You are like being on a ship here right because you're dependent on yourself, the electricity, the water”, explains contractor and off-grid designer Scott Dale. It's the same as a sailboat in the middle of the ocean”.
The base of the home is a giant triangle with one angle a sunken living room and rest of the home blurs the line between indoor and outdoor with floor to ceiling glass doors that open onto an open-sky courtyard. Even the bedroom and bathroom are translucent and the shower is completely outdoors with lava-rock tile. Since normally the owners, Stacy and Guy Brand, are here alone there’s no need for privacy, though the guest bathroom does have an opaque door (though only a macrame barrier wall).
The kitchen is off-grid, but doesn’t make sacrifices. There’s an induction cooktop and full-sized electric stove and dishwasher. They used high-efficient drawers for refrigerator and freezer.
The entire home is crafted, from the barrel-shaped skylights to a whitewashed pine ceiling that extends outdoors. “It's all skinned in this beautiful pine that we've whitewashed. This is a boat-builder's dream because all the lines line up from the outside to the inside. The same craftsmanship that goes into building a ship is the same craftsmanship that went into building the ceiling.”
Special thanks to architect Craig Steely www.craigsteely.com/project/m...
Scott Dale (featured in video) - contractor, and off grid designer (JSD Group, LLC)
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@DrProgNerd 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful. Thank you to the homeowners for allowing us in.

@danielroselle3625 3 ай бұрын

I live off-grid on this coast, not far from this home. We are in a stunning part of the world, and I’m grateful to see the some of the rarely-seen and innovative architecture showcased.

@Chereese0808 4 ай бұрын

I live on Oahu so it was great to see a video of yours made here on the islands. My close friend lives on the big island at about 4000 ft. It can get very chilly up there. That fireplace probably gets used more than one would think for Hawaii. Mahalo Nui Loa to everyone involved in the making of this great video. Kirsten you rock! No pun intended. 🌋😄

@kittimcconnell2633 4 ай бұрын

A kite-shaped roof, never seen that before. Amazing that the entire island supports the dark sky initiative.

@danielwahlstromm.d.415 4 ай бұрын

I like that the interviewee described its "shape" as a triangle

@BlacRivur Ай бұрын

@@danielwahlstromm.d.415 if you re-watch that conversation you can see from the 360 drone footage that he is correct. the actual building walls are bounded in an equilateral or isosceles triangle shape with rounded corners. Although I agree that the overhead footprint of the building is a kite.

@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461 4 ай бұрын

🤗THANK THE OWNERS FOR SHARING THIS,ONE ☝️OF A KIND HOME 🤩 AND WE ARE SO HAPPY 😁 YOU GOT TO TOUR IT FOR US ❤️💚💚💚

@rzella8022 4 ай бұрын

Super technical keeping up with clean water, back-up electricity & fuel. Brilliant builder.

@jackjmaheriii 4 ай бұрын

I like that she kept some of her mom-anxieties from the dive up. It makes the whole thing a little more authentic.

@brandonlee4175 4 ай бұрын

That drive would have been difficult in the day light and they did it at night!

@yvonnekneeshaw2784 4 ай бұрын

I enjoyed this man’s calm spirit & great explanations….lovely home 🇨🇦 ❤

@sweetwater2128 4 ай бұрын

The Highlands of the Hawaiian Islands are so special. Not too much humidity like near sea level and lots of rain coming through daily. Wish I could setup shop like these guys

@kiukk9288 4 ай бұрын

The house is insanely beautiful, the landscape is magnifo, love to watch your videos Kirsten❤ Great job from you and your family! wish you all the best😀 would like to do more rather than clicking a like button to support👍

@guybrand2326 4 ай бұрын

beautifully put together, LOVE IT!

@rachelm4066 4 ай бұрын

Wow, I am speechless with this home! Thanks for bringing it to us!

@LightLodges 4 ай бұрын

Excellent feature, very interesting design for all weather outdoor living off-grid. Thanks for frequent inspiration Kirsten and friends/fam

@thinkplanetearth2946 4 ай бұрын

Super interesting house. Loved the interior atrium. Not keen on the lack of privacy in the bathroom though. And that shot of the dark sky with the stars above, 14:26, was simply stunning.

@user51216 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful, thank you so much for the tour. Congratulations to the architects, builders and owners.

@carolewarner101 4 ай бұрын

Wow...amazing home... So peaceful out there. I would really love to see the night sky there, AND to be there to witness a major storm. Nature is truly stunning, astounding and unfathomable!

@stable-shadow 4 ай бұрын

I lived on Mauns Kea right off saddle back rd at about 8,000 ft.....there literally about 80+ homes on and around the mountain just like this or better, Mauna Loa especially west side has many as well. Im always surprised with as much insite and experience she has, sometimes shes extremely out of the loop regarding the basics of these off grid locations........, if you dont live like this....Hawaii period requires innovation, respect, and efficiency...... 🕊️

@AussiePharmer 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful! Great content. Looks more like an Imperial Star Destroyer though haha

@marcosoliveira8731 4 ай бұрын

My dream home! Glad someone did it.

@lii1Il 4 ай бұрын

Love ❤ its simplicity!!! TY!

@hubertdaugherty8986 4 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this episode. Thank you.

@timklassen421 4 ай бұрын

One of a kind thanks for the tour.

@MarinaLaroche 4 ай бұрын

What an extraordinary house, just gorgeous in every way !

@wlanejr106b Ай бұрын

This is such a beautiful home. Thank you for letting us in. I lived on Ohau 80-88, and I really miss it there.

@tii2015 4 ай бұрын

THAT was amazing! Thank you for sharing!

@D.M.ggww21 13 күн бұрын

Perfection. Middle of green and seclusion. Wish I had a chance to build my house there. Love it

@phyllisbrostrom7348 4 ай бұрын

What a fantastic home! Absolutely beautiful 😊

@ifitistobeitisuptome 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely LOVE this place!! AMAZING!!

@MK-un8rl 4 ай бұрын

I love the design, amazing home and thank you for the amazing videos you post

@MariaLourdes-ci6zg 4 ай бұрын

So beautiful and practical. Love it!

@primeror Ай бұрын

Again Kristen, thank you love your videos

@wasabiginger6993 4 ай бұрын

Enjoyed seeing such wonderful custom creativity, thank you! While it’s beautiful there on a perfect day like you got … way too cold, windy, rainy for me … so live Kona :))) Hope you guys are having a fun vacation here!

@dirkstarbuck6126 4 ай бұрын

Amazing! My favorite house yet!

@donnytucker 4 ай бұрын

Wow, lovely home and the views are amazing. Merry Christmas!

@RealSalica 4 ай бұрын

It is so beautiful . I wish I have had the chance to build a house designed as I dreamt of . Lucky people to live in a beautiful house in a beautiful place .

@PlanetEarth3141 4 ай бұрын

Simple, beautiful and ecologically logical. 😊

@savos868 4 ай бұрын

Genius! Marvellous. My goodness

@steveoh1111 4 ай бұрын

Wild people get to live like this. A dream. If I ever had tens of millions of dollars I'd live like this.

@chantalrochon3566 4 ай бұрын

Incredible house, thanks for sharing ❤😊😊😊

@deepeters 4 ай бұрын

Such a lovely home!

@wirelesmike73 4 ай бұрын

That is such a cool place. And, what an amazing location.

@MsSherryjh 4 ай бұрын

The planning is quite amazing!

@ToffeeT-ci9us 4 ай бұрын

It’s so great. There are some buildings that appear so simple and minimalist can be complex to create.

@prajwaljirali5642 4 ай бұрын

What a beautiful home, the view is just magnificent. Owners must be having such a great time there.

@kellter70 4 ай бұрын

i love this channel~ thanks Kirsten and family for providing your vids~ Mahalo! n Mele' Kalikimaka to you and yr fam~ we are going to big island in Feb :))

@mysterioanonymous3206 4 ай бұрын

Yeah this is insane... I had gone for a different color and materials palette but in essence, this is what I want too. Nothing excessive or pretentious. I dig it. I had done a little wind generator, maybe, and you could definitely have a second tank higher up and use the excess electricity on good days to pump water up and then have a gravity fed system. Bit more pricey but it'd act like a gravity battery. A little wood fired oven/cook top combo would give you that extra level of resiliency if the lights did go out one day (could be easily hidden in a corner or in a bult in or something like that to not spoil the vibes). Just have a pile of wood ready in the garage. Love the Konstantin Grcic bar stools. Very nice. Again, awesome build. Very very cool...

@snowstrobe 4 ай бұрын

Was my thoughts too... A wind turbine (VAWTS are silent) would probably ensure plenty of power. And a gravity fed water-tank would be more efficient use of pumps.

@dancarter482 4 ай бұрын

The whole _Off Grid_ thing is utter nonsense anyway - they're not growing all their food up there so carrying some propane up on one of the many provisioning excursions would be well within scope! Firewood needs an entire infrastructure too, even IF they were processing it all on site - which they aren't capable of!

@mysterioanonymous3206 4 ай бұрын

@@dancarter482 I think you confuse total self sustainment with being off grid. Grid is only referring to the electrical grid - nothing more. I think we'd all agree that a modern lifestyle is only possible in a networked, connected world, be it internet or medical care, but in Hawaii they do have electricity outages and being somewhat self sustained, say for a week or two or even a month is a very valid concern. Also, they just don't get public utilities there (sewage, drinking water, gas, and obv grid electricity, trash collection, that sort of thing). You simply have to be self sustained to a certain degree if you want to live there. Also, islands are notoriously expensive to supply so solar and such can make financial sense too in many cases.

@blueman5924 4 ай бұрын

Very cool location and design. Forget the beach, when you can have that vista and bird calls to wake to, or to watch the sun set. Thanks for sharing it. 🤙

@bethhubbs9937 4 ай бұрын

The beach is overrated. Too sandy for me. ;) I live on the coast but I rarely go to the beach. It feels like a lot of work.

@_J186 4 ай бұрын

I agree, the green pastures and the nature with the atmosphere and the bird song is just a whole other experience. I haven’t lived like this, but I believe it would definitely be grounding. You would feel so connected to the land around you. I especially like the lack of light pollution, the sky at night looks phenomenal and I could see myself in that atrium at night for hours looking for Andromeda or Sirius.

@_J186 4 ай бұрын

@@bethhubbs9937I feel like that too. Although a view of water feels therapeutic to me, it’s nice to be able to see a body of water and the waves and hear the sounds. It could even just be a lake, just something where you can see the water flowing.

@KoenaWarriorPrincess 4 ай бұрын

I think that's my favourite house! ❤

@calliechristine 4 ай бұрын

Stunning! I'm from Hilo, live on Maui now. I really miss that rain!

@rdembow 2 ай бұрын

Great design and setting !!!

@Chedring 2 ай бұрын

Just seeing the landscape makes we wanna go back. I miss you big island. I miss you so much.

@Brian-os9qj 2 ай бұрын

A beautiful home on every level. It is circular, it is a diamond and a marvel. I want it for the view most of all. The sky is more entertainment than most people. Thx

@dya10718prospect 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant. Love everything about the architecture/design/Off grid living. It’s worlds away from the suburbs of the UK.😂 Thanks so much sharing

@PaulWalker87 4 ай бұрын

This is such a beautiful house.

@luisahedo-tu6bh 2 ай бұрын

I felt peace looking at this video.

@rickbartley9255 4 ай бұрын

What an extraordinary building site. ❤

@NEWDRW 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great content! 😊

@katherinedeweger8363 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely stunning 😍😍😍

@johnx983 4 ай бұрын

You can see the growing trend to hide the kitchen. Back in the day, kitchens had their own rooms out of sight from the guests. Then came the great room trend, displaying the kitchen as the centerpiece for entertainment. Now people want to hide it. I bet future designs will have separate kitchen rooms again. After all, practical kitchens are to prepare food with clutter everywhere, not for display.

@dancarter482 4 ай бұрын

_Best place at a party is the kitchen_ - bigger the kitchen, bigger the party! Kitchen is heart and soul of any home - love my kitchen/galley and having visitors hang out there with a brew of fresh ground.

@maggot1234 4 ай бұрын

they probably want to hide it because none of these pseude hippie "off grid" rich kids does not cook

@slynn5138 4 ай бұрын

No way, I sure hope they don’t revert back to not incorporating the kitchen with the rest of the home. Doing so would be a travesty as kitchens have always been a central gathering place for family and community.

@BeardedDanishViking 9 күн бұрын

@@slynn5138 Having your kitchen in your living room, as is the style of today is absolutely nonsensical. They are two very different rooms with different functions. Having it separate from other rooms is the most logical solution. Unless you wanna combine kitchen and a dining room, which some people can, with enough room.

@Githinji_the1 4 ай бұрын

This house is so cool.

@carradean 4 ай бұрын

SO GOOD!

@GrowthGuided 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely spectacular

@thomasspainhour1112 4 ай бұрын

Awesome build, NC USA 🇺🇸

@ruralangwin 4 ай бұрын

Just live the drive getting there!

@BillyBob-uc9zp 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful ❤

@FirstnameLastname-ps4cu Ай бұрын

Very cool and great channel, thanks.

@user9b2 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful place!

@danagreen9264 4 ай бұрын

Awesome place ❤❤❤Thanks 👍👍❤️

@glgardener4972 4 ай бұрын

It would be fun to experience this. Beautiful.

@luisahedo-tu6bh 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful property.

@Michael-wz8lr 4 ай бұрын

Amazing house and location, if it had twice the panels for the solar and all gas appliances with an on-demand gas water heater instead of electric everything it would rarely need that generator that ironically runs on propane

@travelfeet 4 ай бұрын

yeah, I was thinking the same, panels get cheaper and better every day. That generator looked huge. Why so big (and expensive)?

@PlanetEarth3141 4 ай бұрын

The answer for a large generator was explained at least two ways. Try listening a second time.

@travelfeet 4 ай бұрын

@@PlanetEarth3141 I'm pretty sure I got it 3 weeks of cloudy days and high load appliances... Without more detail, I still find it difficult to think that the occasional use of a generator to recharge batteries justifies the cost of what looked like an enormous generator. The piece didn't get into the numbers for any parts of the power system so I'm sure there's more detail to understand.

@PlanetEarth3141 4 ай бұрын

@@travelfeet I agree more detailed info would be good. Like overall cost for starters. That three week info is also probable not a one time situation given the semi rain forest around that mountain.

@blueman5924 4 ай бұрын

@@PlanetEarth3141”overall cost” ? Definitely was a high build cost. The number would stun the viewers I’m sure. Some things are better left to be private info.

@roswelarea51 27 күн бұрын

Wow. just wow for this one

@tricial4330 4 ай бұрын

Mahalo nui loa! I lived on the BI in Hilo, for 7 years. The most magical island, so diverse and so wild!

@jamesalanstephensmith7930 4 ай бұрын

Amazing design!

@springbay1 4 ай бұрын

If I ever become a Bond villain, I will insist on living here

@gatorpatric0 4 ай бұрын

One of my favorites since that beautiful house in the Greek olive grove.

@funtrain23 4 ай бұрын

oh wow this is so cool!

@MikeYoungeasytravel 4 ай бұрын

This is one of your better videos, maybe the best!

@oyenations162 4 ай бұрын

Now this is a video😮❤

@the_larsonfamily7640 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful isolation

@primeror Ай бұрын

Awesome, just awesome

@HomeEF 4 ай бұрын

What a beautiful house, I am so in love with this house, thank you for sharing this video with us!!! 😍

@oni493 2 ай бұрын

this house is too beautiful

@JaredWyns 2 ай бұрын

This is similar to something I want to build, this is great reference!

@dathat555 4 ай бұрын

Looks more like an Imperial Cruiser than a rebel ship. Cool house and location.

@jakedmc 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful home. Not what I was thinking when I saw “apocalypse proof”

@WanieB 3 ай бұрын

That house is perfect for its surroundings, it can’t be placed just anywhere and work as good as where it is now.

@davidwolfe7777 4 ай бұрын

It must be nice to have coin!👍

@joneslukas 4 ай бұрын

This is my dream house. I would add some privacy though, specially for the bathroom. It will hard to convince the kids to stay here without much to do!

@taleliew1 3 ай бұрын

this really is one of the kind.

@fringedwellermccatintyre730 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Dan, see ya after Christmas, rest up a bit if you get the chance!

@AndrewHelgeCox 4 ай бұрын

27:39 The sound when the rain is hitting is horrible. To pay that much money and to not have a building which can provide peace and quiet in the apparently common circumstance of rain falling on it is ridiculous (IMHO etc.). Edit: Also, Merry Christmas! I hope Kirsten and family have a wonderful time and all the audience too, and any non-celebrators have a wonderful time over the break if they have one! Peace and joy to all humankind!

@Here_Today_ 4 ай бұрын

Personally, I love the sound of rain on a roof

@ryanshaw2223 4 ай бұрын

I find the rain relaxing. I sometimes go online and search rain noise videos on KZfaq, just to have the calming effect.

@AndrewHelgeCox 4 ай бұрын

I agree about the sound of rain in general but the specific volume and quality of the sounds at 27:39 from this particular roof seem harsh to me. At another point in the video the contractor and tour guide demonstrates an unintended echo at one place. Perhaps that is related and is amplifying the raindrop strikes on the roof. Listen with earbuds for the full effect.

@234930 4 ай бұрын

Thought it was the vacuum 😊

@thejuanderful 4 ай бұрын

I agree. That sound almost made me turn the volume off. It sounded like metal stuck in a cheese grinder.