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Fantastic Design for 'Real World'

Real World
The main living and kitchen areas of MTV's "Real World" 2005 house in Austin, Texas, is shown Jan. 28, 2005. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett) (Jack Plunkett - AP)

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· Bathroom. Walking into the bathroom is like stepping into a stable. A trough sink is mounted in the center of the room with multiple faucets. Swinging saloon-style doors hang outside the shareable dual-head showers. "It's a way for all of them to get ready at once," said Mozersky.

The only thing separating the commodes from the rest of the bathroom (and the cameras) are see-through doors that become instantly opaque at the flip of a switch. The doors are made of electrochromic glass, which can change color when exposed to electricity.

· Phone room. It might look like a TV room at first -- with the gigantic flat screen and all -- but TV is forbidden in "Real World" houses. The flat screen is just a monitor plugged into a video phone system that will allow the roomies to see their family and friends with the same system.

And just like the hot tub, every "Real World" abode comes standard with a fish tank. This time, it's inside the wall of the phone room. "It's actually fresh water instead of salt water, which is a whole different set of rules," said Mozersky.

· Billiards room. For a more intimate feeling, the cast can trek upstairs to the billiards room, which overlooks the larger space. The red room also contains two giant bag chairs and one regulation-sized pool table.

"This is the best vantage point in the whole house," said Mozersky. "You can see right into the bedroom, who's coming out of the shower, you can see who's coming in."

· Office. On the opposite side of the second floor is a small home office. The half-drywall, half-brick wall is a reminder of the warehouse's former condition. "The wall was actually just like this except we painted it," said Mozersky. "I wanted to give an indication of what it was architecturally here before."

The bookshelf includes "Wildly Austin" by Vikki Loving, "She Comes First" by Ian Kerner and "How to Make Love Like a Porn Star" by Jenna Jameson.


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