On the fringes of the British resort of Ilfracombe Hirst plans to build 750 homes with wind turbines, solar panels and other eco-friendly architectural elements

Rich British contemporary artist Damien Hirst has decided to try himself in a new role — developer. He plans to build a town on 750 homes with a school, playgrounds, office buildings, a health centre, etc. This settlement will be located on the southern outskirts of the seaside town of Ilfracombe in Devon. The permission of local authorities polucheno@

Idea to build a city Hurst on fire back in 2012. It was then in Ilfracombe was built it 20-meter statue of a pregnant woman is "True". In 2012, representing Hurst architect Mike Randall (Mike Rundell) said that the artist already owns 40 percent of the land intended for the construction of the city. Hirst in Ilfracombe there is already a restaurant, a workshop and several other vladeni@

According to the Saw Hurst afraid of faceless, lifeless houses. The artist would like to build houses where they want to live by yourself. He wants to equip his home in the city of wind turbines, solar panels and other architectural elements aimed at environmental conservation. This "stuffing" will make them, of course, quite expensive, but do not be afraid to live in the city of Hurst will be only older wealthy Londoners. On the contrary, Randall assures that the idea Hirst is to attract young, active families and people who already live in Ilfracombe@

Despite the fact that the project in Hurst city Council has been given the green light, not all locals are happy to hear this news. Some believe that the construction of the city will give too great a strain on the transport system, small gorodka@

Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

Sources: news.artnet.com, artinvestment.ru