Friday, March 16, 2012

Built by forced labor, German bunkers become homes - Yahoo! News

Built by forced labor, German bunkers become homes - Yahoo! News

BREMEN, Germany (Reuters) - German architect Rainer Mielke lives in a luxurious, light-filled penthouse atop a Nazi bunker that his elderly neighbors remember sheltering in during World War Two.
The architect has pioneered the art of converting the grim structures into bright living or working spaces, and his work is set to increase as Germany ramps up sales of the above-ground forts, originally designed as air-raid shelters.

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