Shaveta Bansal - All Headline News Contributor

The idea recommended by Architect David Hertz, a specialist in using recycled materials, involves a jumbo jet, costing about 40,000 dollars from a cemetery, to be moved in parts to a 55-acre (22-hectare) site in the Malibu Hills near the Pacific Ocean.

According to Hertz, the wings will be the main house. The cockpit will become a meditation temple, the jet's trademark hump will become a loft and the remaining scrap will be used for more buildings.

"The whole idea stated very seriously, about a beautiful, sublime architectural piece. It's not just living in an airplane," said Hertz, who runs a design firm in Santa Monica, near Los Angeles.

The architect needs permission from 17 government agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), for the project, which still needs final planning permission.

The roof made from the wing of the jetliner will have to be registered with the FAA and a red cross painted on it so that planes flying over do not mistake the house for a crashed jet.

Hertz hopes construction will start in June.