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The Futuro House: Spaceship Living on Earth (1965)

26 points by de_keyboard 5y ago

senectus1 5y ago
I've been in that! :-) Was way past its prime, and smelled like human excrement. But yeah that was a loooong time ago.
Clewza313 5y ago
Wikipedia has some more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futuro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futuro Plus some thoughts on why 1960s "dome homes" never took off: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic_dome#Dome_homes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic_dome#Dome_homes Finally, while the house is indeed from 1965, the article is from 2018.
tempodox 5y ago
That sci-fi vibe is so romantic. We had one of these in our neighborhood in the 1970s, as its owner's holiday residence. It didn't turn out to be used very much and was dismantled after only a few years. The stuff that grew on its shell after a while didn't make it look too inviting. It would have needed regular scrubbing to retain that pristine spaceship look.
tiku 5y ago
Very cool. Closest that I've been is in a capsule hotel, but still this is way cooler..
nabla9 5y ago
The same architect made series similar systems that were slightly more practical. Especially the CF-10 kiosk. These things suffer from the typical fault of the 60's and 70's architecture. Architects were experimenting with new materials and techniques they didn't know well. Some of them ignored basics like good ventilation or where the dew point is inside the house wall. Old pictures from the era don't convey the formaldehyde smell and electric shocks from your clothes, rugs, and furniture. Or black mold in a 5-year-old building. Venturo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venturo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venturo https://www.iconichouses.org/news/venturo-house-complements-exhibition-centre-weegees-offering https://www.iconichouses.org/news/venturo-house-complements-...
ciconia 5y ago
Compare to earthships [1] - in many ways the exact opposite of this. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthship
timonoko 5y ago
This is the one and only Futuro in good use. It is camouflaged as a rock and I thought it was WW2 army bunker. https://youtu.be/GxwrKjhMe5o?t=89 https://youtu.be/GxwrKjhMe5o?t=89
- timonoko 5y ago
  Yeps it is still there (Map data 2021) : https://www.google.fi/maps/@60.0886319,19.7968492,371a,35y,353.95h/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en https://www.google.fi/maps/@60.0886319,19.7968492,371a,35y,3...
Udo_Schmitz 5y ago
If you want to know more about Futuro I recommend this documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379795/reference https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379795/reference It’s available on DVD with English subtitles. (No affiliation)
blastro 5y ago
Knock off of the Dymaxion House?
Ancapistani 5y ago
If memory serves, there are a couple of these in the Outer Banks (North Carolina). I think there’s one on Hatteras, but alas it’s not open to the public and doesn’t look like it’s in great shape.

26 points by de_keyboard 5y ago

I've been in that! :-) Was way past its prime, and smelled like human excrement. But yeah that was a loooong time ago.

Wikipedia has some more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futuro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futuro Plus some thoughts on why 1960s "dome homes" never took off: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic_dome#Dome_homes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic_dome#Dome_homes Finally, while the house is indeed from 1965, the article is from 2018.

tempodox 5y ago

That sci-fi vibe is so romantic. We had one of these in our neighborhood in the 1970s, as its owner's holiday residence. It didn't turn out to be used very much and was dismantled after only a few years. The stuff that grew on its shell after a while didn't make it look too inviting. It would have needed regular scrubbing to retain that pristine spaceship look.

tiku 5y ago

Very cool. Closest that I've been is in a capsule hotel, but still this is way cooler..

nabla9 5y ago

The same architect made series similar systems that were slightly more practical. Especially the CF-10 kiosk. These things suffer from the typical fault of the 60's and 70's architecture. Architects were experimenting with new materials and techniques they didn't know well. Some of them ignored basics like good ventilation or where the dew point is inside the house wall. Old pictures from the era don't convey the formaldehyde smell and electric shocks from your clothes, rugs, and furniture. Or black mold in a 5-year-old building. Venturo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venturo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venturo https://www.iconichouses.org/news/venturo-house-complements-exhibition-centre-weegees-offering https://www.iconichouses.org/news/venturo-house-complements-...

ciconia 5y ago

Compare to earthships [1] - in many ways the exact opposite of this. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthship

timonoko 5y ago

This is the one and only Futuro in good use. It is camouflaged as a rock and I thought it was WW2 army bunker. https://youtu.be/GxwrKjhMe5o?t=89 https://youtu.be/GxwrKjhMe5o?t=89

timonoko 5y ago
Yeps it is still there (Map data 2021) : https://www.google.fi/maps/@60.0886319,19.7968492,371a,35y,353.95h/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en https://www.google.fi/maps/@60.0886319,19.7968492,371a,35y,3...

Udo_Schmitz 5y ago

If you want to know more about Futuro I recommend this documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379795/reference https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379795/reference It’s available on DVD with English subtitles. (No affiliation)

blastro 5y ago

Knock off of the Dymaxion House?

Ancapistani 5y ago

If memory serves, there are a couple of these in the Outer Banks (North Carolina). I think there’s one on Hatteras, but alas it’s not open to the public and doesn’t look like it’s in great shape.