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Home
Built by
Hand
BY MARCUS MALEK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATTHEW WONDERLY
WHEN I WAS 12 OR 13, I started
skateboarding. I wanted to make all my own
ramps and I was working with my friend
Phillip to build a box, something that replicates
a bench. He asked me, "What's the biggest
thing you'd like to build?" And I said, "I don't
know, man. What do you want to build?" Right
away he said, "I'd really like to build a house,"
and I said to him, "Oh, yeah. I'd love to build a
house one day, too."
For me, I don't really need a lot of space to
live, I need a lot of space to work. My father
worked in construction in Houston, Texas,
and he built the home I grew up in. I get bored
easily, so I like to get creative with construction
projects. I lived in an apartment for a while
and I was about to pull my hair out. So, prior to
my Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move
from Fort Lewis to Fort Bragg, I pondered the
idea of building a house that I could pay for
in cash, with the idea of living mortgage free.
e concept isn't mine, but a "barndominium"
is an idea to have a large garage and a small
living space, all under the same roof. I knew I
wanted something very low maintenance and
easy to clean because the job I was heading
into would consume a lot of my time. Since I
was serious about building instead of buying,
I started to sketch-up plans for my very own
"barndominium." Upon my arrival at Fort
Bragg, the idea I had became a plan. Rather
than wondering if this was something I was
capable of, I decided to get to work.
The concept isn't mine, but a
"barndominium" is an idea to have
a large garage and a small living
space, all under the same roof.
