As detailed on the Ice House Detroit blog, the duo has been wielding water hoses and battling the winter sun as they worked to encase one of the city's thousands of abandoned houses completely in ice, what they label "an architectural installation and social change project." Holm and Radune say they're on track to complete the project on schedule. You'll find photos of the project on the blog.

It was no small feat to turn the house into a supersized igloo. To keep the top portion of the roof from melting on sunny winter days, for instance they created a cross breeze in the attic that quickly dropped the interior temperature of the home from 42°F to 24°F. (A Weather.com 10-day-range forecast for the cit shows temperatures staying below 30°F.)

Holm and Radune have also developed a warm relationship with the local inhabitants, as the house has served as an icicle-draped catalyst for fund-raising projects, including a recent volunteer meal drive that helped feed 250 homeless people.

—Gian Trotta