Benjamin Garcia Saxe Builds Bamboo Haven for his Mama
Meghan Young — May 24, 2010 — Eco
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Now Benjamin Garcia Saxe knows exactly how to how his mama love, and what better month to reveal it than one devoted to mothers the world round? Of course, it's just one day in May, but you get the point. Garcia Saxe definitely won't be able to top this bamboo sanctuary in terms of delivering the ultimate gift.
Having escaped to Costa Rica some years ago, Benjamin Garcia Saxe's mother lived basically in squalor amid the beauty the country had to offer. Her architect son decided it was high time for an upgrade and designed a two-room bamboo home for her.
Having escaped to Costa Rica some years ago, Benjamin Garcia Saxe's mother lived basically in squalor amid the beauty the country had to offer. Her architect son decided it was high time for an upgrade and designed a two-room bamboo home for her.
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