Home in the Sky: BMW's Billion Dollar Boeing

In honor of this month's theme of travel and getaways, we've dredged up these photos from 2007 of what could be the closest thing to a flying house: BMW DesignWorks created this concept for a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that features a master bedroom and bath, living and dining areas, a cocktail bar...not to mention a garage underneath to park a few BMWs. Take a look at some of the details in this swanky plane...

Featuring hardwood floor throughout and multi-levels for various areas of relaxation. The glass railings and partitions are used to promote an open-space living feel and avoid claustrophobia. The first level also features what looks like a jacuzzi tub in the bathroom.

The cocktail bar is the main focal point of the living/dining/and work area. And just in case you get panicky about how your BMW is doing in the cargo hold, there's a glass window on the floor that lets you view your car.

Master bedroom, located in the back of the plane.

Want to find out more about the BMW DesignWorks Boeing 787? Check out the BMWblog's review, aptly titled Money Buys You Luxury.

Curious about the insides of other mind-blowing expensive designer jets? BlogLuxuryProperty.com has some great photos of a few, including the Versace Airbus A319, The Strato Cruiser Airship (dubbed the "lifestyle zeppelin"), and our personal favorite: Alwaleed bin Talal's "Flying Palace".

(Images: BMWBlog)

Comments (5)

More etherware...

...perhaps you haven't heard? Boeing has recently delayed Dreamliner for a fifth time due to structural issues...

http://www.suntimes.com/business/1642254,CST-FIN-boeing28.article

posted by bepsf on July 1st 2009 at 12:18pm
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WELL LA-DEE-DA! I love when major design firms with lots of financial backing can give the world the middle finger while simultaneously doing something so cool that we don't even notice! Can you tell I'm jealous??

posted by Dougrey on July 1st 2009 at 6:33pm
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P.S. if you have the means, you can pick up a dreamliner (yes, when they are done), for roughly 178mil, and then remodel yourself. I don't see how they can fill the 800 mil gap for that design, but then flipping planes could be the new "fixer-upper."

posted by Dougrey on July 1st 2009 at 6:37pm
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Gee ain't that nice. Now more rich folks can fly everywhere with abandon and help add to green house gases. Those posting how cool this is are just the usual suspects in the hypocrisy line up.

posted by click212 on July 2nd 2009 at 11:06am
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Huh, I didn't realize I was on Jet Therapy. My bad.

posted by Alaricus on July 4th 2009 at 12:07am
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