Uneasy way to a new home: moving, fire, wedding

The history of the construction of this house is amazing.It started with the old house burning down. Things moved quickly from there. In 2010, the Fourmile Canyon Fire in Colorado destroyed 169 homes in two days, including the Frys' home. Melissa had moved in with Evan just a few weeks earlier, and they weren't married yet. As it turns out, losing a house is a great way to speed up some decisions.After the fire, the couple decided to stay in the area. Evan and Melissa sold the old lot, bought another one (it was also damaged in the fire), and got married.Evan and Melissa's new home is more modestpast. It has an area of 204 square meters, and the price is $1.2 million. It stands on tall steel columns and is covered with corrugated fireproof steel, which gives it the appearance of an old mountain hut.The garage, which is nestled against the right side of the house, is covered in the same corrugated steel shell and is big enough to hold two cars and some of Evan's bikes.Special windows are designed to withstand winds that can reach 200 km/h at the height of the ridge.The house has great views. In fact, that alone was enough for Evan and Melissa to stay even after the fire.The house has solar panels on the back side. Heating and cooling are provided by geothermal sources, so energy consumption costs are almost zero.Evan's workstation has stunning views through the large windows.The kitchen has the same huge windows.If necessary, the windows can be closed with blinds.There are also many windows in the bedroom. One of them is huge (the whole wall), and the other one, opposite the bed, is panoramic.You can take a bath without taking your eyes off nature.At night, the Frys have an endless starry sky above their heads. The fire was not the end of their lives, but the beginning of a new, even more beautiful one.http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/greathomesanddestinations/earth-wind-and-fire.html?_r=1