US boat builder creates lunar lander house
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If you are bored with your room décor, you can liven things up by re-painting the wall or refurnishing your space. However, US boat architect Kurt Hughes prefers to model his house after the NASA Apollo moon mission lander. /VCG Photo

If you are bored with your room décor, you can liven things up by re-painting the wall or refurnishing your space. However, US boat architect Kurt Hughes prefers to model his house after the NASA Apollo moon mission lander. /VCG Photo

Hughes has spent about three decades designing boats for his business, but he wanted to dabble in designing houses. As a result, he created this 250-square-foot fixed home on the banks of Columbia River in Washington. /VCG Photo

Hughes has spent about three decades designing boats for his business, but he wanted to dabble in designing houses. As a result, he created this 250-square-foot fixed home on the banks of Columbia River in Washington. /VCG Photo

Inside of “the home lander,” there is an open area with external units for a bath, galley, breakfast nook and an area for storage. /VCG Photo

Inside of “the home lander,” there is an open area with external units for a bath, galley, breakfast nook and an area for storage. /VCG Photo

To keep away from heat and cold, Hughes made the façade of the house from a foam glass cover. /VCG Photo

To keep away from heat and cold, Hughes made the façade of the house from a foam glass cover. /VCG Photo

Hughes said that this house will be used for his family’s trips on weekends and he will continue to create things modeled after spaceships. /VCG Photo

Hughes said that this house will be used for his family’s trips on weekends and he will continue to create things modeled after spaceships. /VCG Photo