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Mountain Villa on the roof of an apartment house
A university professor in Beijing Zhang Lin built a mountain villa of your dreams on the roof of a typical multi-storey building without the permission of the Chinese authorities.
Eccentric teacher spent six years trying to implement his plan into action. As a result, now on the roof of a residential building rises private property, enclosed by natural stone.
The original penthouse even includes a garden, divided between massive rock fragments.
Zhang Lin neighbors embraced his zeal to the mountain tops is not so enthusiastic. Residents complain about the constant noise and debris from repairs.
According to the Chinese, because of the construction in their apartments cracks in ceilings and walls, as well as permanently rupture the pipe.
- From beginning he bought only the upper floor, and then built on our minds this mountain. We are constantly flooded, live in apartments became impossible. He's just a terrible neighbor, no one gave him permission to build this monster on the roof - complained one of the residents suffering at home.
According to administration officials in Beijing, they are notified of the situation of the villa professor. If Zhang Lin will not be able to prove that his design does not present a hazard to the building, the authorities pledged to demolish it.
Eccentric teacher spent six years trying to implement his plan into action. As a result, now on the roof of a residential building rises private property, enclosed by natural stone.
The original penthouse even includes a garden, divided between massive rock fragments.
Zhang Lin neighbors embraced his zeal to the mountain tops is not so enthusiastic. Residents complain about the constant noise and debris from repairs.
According to the Chinese, because of the construction in their apartments cracks in ceilings and walls, as well as permanently rupture the pipe.
- From beginning he bought only the upper floor, and then built on our minds this mountain. We are constantly flooded, live in apartments became impossible. He's just a terrible neighbor, no one gave him permission to build this monster on the roof - complained one of the residents suffering at home.
According to administration officials in Beijing, they are notified of the situation of the villa professor. If Zhang Lin will not be able to prove that his design does not present a hazard to the building, the authorities pledged to demolish it.
