Bruce Ramus, who spent 16 years directing hundreds of shows for Irish rockers U2, has listed his 1,860-square-foot post-and-beam waterfront home in British Columbia for $1.5-million. The home sits on 1.25 acres of wooded island property and includes a giant sectioned olive, a leftover prop from a U2 show.
The three-bedroom home, which took four years to build and has cedar and fir flooring throughout, was dubbed Posts Standing because of its native longhouse and Japanese temple influences. It’s heated by a central fireplace and has beautiful panoramic views of Howe Sound. Its design, Mr. Ramus says, was inspired in part by his association with Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.“I grew up as an artist when I was with U2,” says Mr. Ramus. “We shaped each other’s way of looking at things, like, ‘What do you want to say with your life?’ They are engaged with that question. I wanted to make a significant work in architecture.”Posts Standing was designed by B.C. architect Henry Yorke Mann and built with ecologically friendly construction methods. Its massive posts are from cedars that grew on the lot and were milled on site. The walls are six inches thick and require no insulation.
Mr. Ramus, who has also worked with the Rolling Stones, David Bowie and R.E.M., bought the property from actor Carl Weathers.
I wonder where the lemon is... would that make a good house too? Would Larry like to live there?
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