Elephant House (Bansalan, Davao del Sur)

hehehe elepante jud diay

Asked if his family would live with him inside the unique structure, Oracion said it depends on them but added they had always supported his decision.

"But if they won't, I will develop a resort here," he said.

Paul said aside from the elephant house, he was also planning to build other structures modeled from other animals.

"It's like living in the middle of a safari," he said.

Paul said since his childhood, he has liked elephants so much although he has never seen one in his life.

That drove him to dream of having a house shaped like an elephant one day.

When he became a seaman, he set aside some amount from his earnings for his dream house.

Paul said his dream is slowly becoming a reality now that construction has started.

The house would cost around P3 million when finished.

more updates on when it will be finished?

The house, owned by Paul, is shaped like an elephant.

"A motorist once nearly met an accident when he glanced at the building while driving," a resident of Rosal Street told the Inquirer.

Paul said the pachyderm-shaped house was designed by his cousin, Faustino Oracion, the one who sculpted the "Statue of David" in Times Beach in Davao City.

That statue became controversial for a time because of its depiction of male nudity.

Elephant-shaped house attracting passersby in Davao town
By Orlando Dinoy
Mindanao Bureau
First Posted 01:57am (Mla time) 01/08/2008

BANSALAN, DAVAO DEL SUR—People passing along Rosal Street in Barangay Poblacion Uno here could not resist taking a pause and being amazed at a house that is being built from concrete, wood and steel.