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Known to locals as the "Glass House," it nestles on a waterfront bluff overlooking Comox Bay and has spectacular 270-degree views of Comox Glacier and Georgia Strait. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom, 2,525-square-foot home also boasts a 1,200-square-foot guest cottage, helicopter pad, heli hanger, 10-car garage and giant eagle's nest off the main bedroom.
"I'm kind of a fabricator guy and I've fixed up houses and cars before, learned all the skills and trades. I like fixing things, but this house was challenging because it was built by the grand master and is very stringently mechanical because of its inherent design. My biggest helper was Haida Glass out of Vancouver, which custom-made the windows.""You just wash the windows every six months," he said with a chuckle, adding even salt spray is minimal because [Arthur Erickson] bermed landscaping around it. "The wind just goes up and over."See the full content of this document
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In a Glass of Its Own
Glistening gem Filberg House for sale; stone-throwers need not apply
By Grania Litwin COMOX, B.C. -- Doug Field first laid eyes on Filberg House when he was 12 years old."I discovered the glass house quite by accident," said the current owner, who half a century ago was in no p...See the full content of this document
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