Tour a Yurt-Inspired Colorado Home, a Mini-Castle and More | WSJ Mansion

Real estate marvels from all around the world are pushing boundaries, but what is it like to live inside a castle or a museum?
From a luxury oceanfront property in southeast Alaska to a triangular home in Greece, WSJ visited these homes, talking with the homeowners and architects to learn about the features that make each property unique.
Chapters:
0:00 Mini-castle
4:22 Triangular home in Greece
12:19 Alaska home that feels like a boat
18:59 Live-in museum
23:47 430-year-old Scottish castle
31:57 New York townhouse
38:50 The ‘Tear of God’ home in Crete
43:50 Luxury lakefront home
51:32 Stark Trek home
56:00 Tree house
1:02:42 Modern glass home
1:06:03 Summer camp
1:11:37 Yurt-inspired Colorado home
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Tour one-of-a-kind luxury homes and mansions, as homeowners and architects break down the amenities, rooms and design features that make these real estate marvels unique.
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[@thisiswill]

12:08 “All my life, until now, when I was sleeping I was looking at the curtains. Now I sleep, and I see the stars. That’s the house for me.” That’s such a beautiful way to put it. The house becomes such a natural part of the landscape that you feel protected while living with all the earth as your home. 18:26 Was also very interesting that the banker would call it a “vanity home.” Only because every home deserves to be a vanity project; it is after all one’s home. A home that would not be a vanity project feels like it would just be a dwelling for little savage animals.

[@SunDevilDave]

The SOHO artist guy - the house is basically a shrine to himself 🤣

[@cillamoke]

A museum to himself. That wasn’t a home

[@ZoongoZang]

He's a nutso

[@annym.8880]

The alaska home. Woow loved it. The owner has taste for sure! Love the greek home too. Oh my gosh! The architect did a phenomenal job. I really enjoyed when he share about his view of architecture. The idea to compose with the nature .... ❤

[@majomaja5646]

@ 28:36 "I appreciate this is definitely a First World castle problem." 😃

[@icecreamforever]

I think for me I'd choose the Tree House as my favorite. Thanks to everyone that showed their homes!

[@karenharvey2549]

I love the Alaskan Waterfront house. I live in a bungalow with huge patio doors that close to the sea in Wales, and I swim all year round. You have included wonderful elements in this beautiful home which make it feel like part of the landscape.

[@glory5918]

the 'vanity' house certainly is captivating. However, one possible problem is location that close to the sea when the projected earth shift really begins.

[@LORRAIN-lz3wn]

The first home is stunning.

[@lydiarowe491]

What a beautiful clutch of homes..so much to be inspired by..life time dreams fulfilled thru imagination and empathic architects..thankyou for sharing these amazing locations..❤

[@carolc9654]

The first/Greece house, the long continuous dining and kitchen island combo was stunning to look at but very impractical; there is no dashing to the other side to grab a spoon for your ice-cream, by the time you got over to the other side and back, the ice-cream would have melted 😆

[@joelmelissam]

I remember the mini castle, and the video about it's restoration. Gorgeous.

[@RLReagan]

That Star Trek home is beyond my dream - and I live in a fairly incredible place. Imagine that over the California coast. Dining on glass over a swimming pool? I’ve even thought of doing my ceiling with the arms from Creation of Adam. It was just made for me.

[@patriciaperry7913]

Live, love, love the Scottish castle

[@TheHungryGirl848]

People talking about the Alaska home owner she great and smart too with great energy

[@Alex_Hampshire]

the summer camp home is stunningly beautiful!!

[@3_Klos1122]

The house near Athens is designed by a genius

[@3_Klos1122]

Wow this guy created two amazing homes on here. I need that guy to design my next home

[@aracelimalone1167]

I thought it looked like a prison with all that cement

[@timmagaling]

@@aracelimalone1167 a little bit yeah. I think its priority was the art and design itself, but missed a little bit in making the house feel homy/comfy. Its the owner's decision, but I myself don't think Id enjoy living in that house for long. Maybe for a bit Ill appreciate the art/design, but then Itll just fall down from there.

[@user-ls5rj2hp1z]

Absolutely beautiful. Love the triangle shape and high concrete walls.

[@ZoongoZang]

2 bd rooms for 600 k naw

[@lucad6649]

Man I just want to buy a regular house and I'm almost 40. I'm worried I'm gonna end up in a trailer park at this point.

[@marketatom3723]

This video I will keep saved for inspiration... so many incredible projects. I haven't seen all of them yet, but what a dream this Fort Worth in Texas...every space there is perfect. Full of beautiful and interesting art and books. Modern castle with a wise owner. Even his braided ponytail is perfect. :) l Greetings from Prague. I am letting my 1930's flat to rent an apartment in a16th century palace near Charles bridge. Its unpractical and a bit dark, but I love it.

[@darcyedmonds8848]

@12:19 I would just like to confirm that she has the most beautiful kitchen in Alaska. What lovely style, this is the kind of excellence I demand for all. She has a second future in design if she wants. 🤔😁❤

[@cheryldover8944]

Wow! This woman knows exactly what she's doing. So many ideas to steal. I'll be watching this over and over. Great job! ❤

[@mefford67]

The Alaskan house was sublime.

[@jacoblesley1802]

90percent is a lot Sort of makes this all just that more authentic and real.

[@christophermaulden733]

My favorite is the Castle in Scotland . Incredibly beautiful . I also really like the Central Washington Cascades house and the Charlotte, NC in the woodland house . Both had incredible views and felt like being in a vast tree house . The Ketchikan , Alaska house has such a beautiful setting and Ocean views . Seeing stormy weather roll in must be thrilling and peaceful 😌 . I love Classical and Traditional Architecture , especially historic , but I also like modern when done right with amazing views and settings . I'm in awe .

[@cynthialeech2507]

The whole lot are stunning!

[@eme981]

The tree house and her story touched me...

[@eddiedonald9571]

The fact that many of these only cost around 2 to 3 million to construct is amazing. In most metropolis cities in the world that'd only get you what is practically a 70 year old shed on a sliver of land.

[@RahimLadhajuma]

Utterly Beautiful

[@anziocc]

i love the pink kitchen

[@attichatchsound-bobkowal5328]

Amusing that a single person with a 3000 ft GLASS house thinks she's being green by using bamboo flooring and putting up a couple of solar panels.

[@TenshiR]

So much work going into that Scottish castle and it not being handed down to generations of the same family sort of makes me sad.😢 it’s also sad to think my dinky 4 bedroom house in London cost more than that castle

[@StudioPekalongan]

Absolutely beautiful....

[@KADENNOIR]

I ordered this exact mount a couple days ago after discovering it from that fitness KZbinr video review on it. Now the algo brings me here to the mount’s designer creator. Amazing! Can’t wait to receive the Mount and use it. Keep up the work, subscribed!

[@lalahaha5313]

Each home was super special but the most creative and unique one had to be the :Star Trek" house. The mosaic in the pool was a distraction from the cool architecture though.

[@angelalee4082]

Thankyou and God bless 💖⭐💖⭐🙏

[@k3llybird]

thanks for this!

[@annanardo2358]

How did I get here ? Unaffordable mansions. The words Star and Trek made me do it, that's what caught my attention. But all the same, these homes are unattainable.😯😯😯

[@jeffreywong5112]

Alaska house very nice

[@KienTaoKGX]

Nice❤❤❤

[@kaerbear]

Whenever I fantasize about having a mansion, I automatically think about how secure it would be during a zombie apocalypse 😵‍💫

[@lauragraceramos]

Just found out about this channel - subscribed now after seeing this video!

[@pipimontana]

52:13 great acoustics

[@jaimedavis439]

I have watched this many times at this point, or had it playing behind me, & every time one thing .... catches me.....is it "catched" or "caught"? I definitely thought it was caught. She says both. Obviously my grammar could be better, still, id like to know.

[@Sagi56668]

Loved the hat. Toda 🇮🇱

[@MatthewSen]

The castle from grand designs tv show show

[@mulemule]

*The so-called Dinton Mini-Castle is not a "castle" but a folly.*

[@Nelz91]

The second to last woman sounds Trinidadian. Me a Trini, I'm also considering Hudson, NY to live.

[@novahill7325]

Good morning Lydia Loved this episode so much. I live in Northamptonshire too. Please can you recommend who made your dressing groom blinds? I'd be so grateful xxx

[@kenmiller3727]

Was the ammonite castle featured on grand designs???

[@3_Klos1122]

The summer camp helps me see where the money is and why a $100,000,000 bribe to Kari lake was no big deal in the political scene apparently.

[@anitaworking8033]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@michaelthomas172]

53:00, this home is not "minimalist". It is a quite complex, and detailed home. The owner clearly does not understand minimalism.

[@Bondoz007]

The Star Trek house has a theater room with no Star Trek posters 🤔🤷🏽‍♀️

[@jaludinzaini9436]

❤❤❤

[@PUMIC]

👏

[@suzielou7631]

i wonder what happened to her dog or dogs , did they die or were they sent to a shelter when she was sent to the care home

[@hippychicktarot]

The pink is hideous on the one in Alaska

[@schadzka1]

hi , whats the profession of the lady? and how much is the land and such house?( the first one).XXX yurt inspired colardo home

[@kpNov23]

Are bookshelves outdated now?

[@gardengeek3041]

Bookshelves are never outdated in France. There, it seems everyone reads, and they hang on to cherished works.

[@rustyshackle917]

I see large bookshelves and immediately think, old boomer with large ego who doesn't know what the internet or a library is.

[@davidlopezpadilla]

Jajajajajaja aver si sale gasolina de las pompas, muy cierto. Si no pues a utilizar la gasolinera para una quermes!!

[@tofurakhanom2644]

That house with all this Africa look like horror movie

[@KAMMEDIALLC]

These glass box tree houses in the woods are death traps for birds. They need to use the bird deterrent window films that are invisible to the eye. Some architects just don’t get it….

[@XoogwayX]

The mini castle! That is such a shame, they should have just built on to it to expand instead of sell.

[@1askingforhelp]

Joe is doing a good what😂😂😂

[@LORRAIN-lz3wn]

The Star Trek home seems cold, impersonal, and sterile, outside of the kids area. Very high tech though.

[@veralake5898]

The star trek home is absolutely horrendous

[@mk17173n]

i disagree.

[@vaporrift]

I did not think it was legal to use money for artwork.

[@jen318]

That first house is worth 270000 lo please its a tree house

[@campeau29]

Alaska house's pink made me nauseous. FF.

[@Coleen_West]

You actually live on the BC coast. That location was obtaianned by fraud by the US and belongs properly to Canada's West Coast.

[@ankon009]

Don’t lie to me

[@Aakozami]

I think all got wow factor architecture element except money house bcoz totally out of topic home and design

[@velvetindigonight]

‘No straight lines in nature’…………..

[@RottenInDenmarkOrginal]

To each his own….that place looks like a tomb! 😂😂😂

[@drppuppiesexotica4062]

P

[@lowesonia8551]

Only Restauration interests me. Using Wealth to Create immense habitats is not how I see the future for the inequality of humans living. The system is Wrong. My Hope is that 'Bright Mind Sets ' are going to change what the Extremist Are Doing.Hope in YOUTH.

[@lorettaderouen8669]

concrete floors will cause her legs & feet to show her veins sooner than normal. Pink house shoes wont help. Need good walking tennis shoes.

[@CuriouslyBored]

Why spend millions and short shrift the personal living spaces? Forcing your children to pile up in one room is either inconsiderate or aimed for a sell to a smaller family. Addendum: A vanity house is difficult to sell-- a pink kitchen...

[@jbuckley2546]

Couldn't live with that Alaskan voice. Ten minutes tops.

[@laurievanduyne1358]

I don’t think she likes you anyway! 😅

[@vichomangiola]

Glorified MTV Cribs.

[@kaioiamo1503]

To think the native people in Alaska once had full access to this island and now….

[@getthestickboy]

I so wanted to like that Alaskan house, but the homeowner... I couldn't get thru a minute of that hyper-energy and voice after such a soothing opening commentary. So I muted it. The home is lovely.

[@digital_0630]

Based on your comment, I was expecting some ultra hyper person but she wasn’t even bad at all. Pretty normal to me 🤷🏻‍♂️ and yes, lovely home. That view of the water is unbeatable

[@kpNov23]

Troll

[@leslieshatkin707]

That’s rude and immature. I’m from the Midwest. She sounds like my kind of person. I think you should learn to be nicer though. I think you should grow up a little also. It’s not cool to deliberately hurt someone even if it’s not true.

[@3_Klos1122]

I was expecting some annoying person based on the comment. She’s actually quite nice and thoughtful. They added value to their neighborhood.$2 million dollars worth of

[@unapologeticdida]

Her voice was just ok, nothing wrong with it

[@ZoongoZang]

20:20 dreadful art

[@drcringe7873]

For the Stark Trek home, 10 million DOLLARS!!!! What of waste of money, for this minimalistic bullshithome.