Futuro House To Be Sold Off In Paris
Monday November 26th 2007, 4:10 pm
Filed under: paris, shopping, weird

From Bornrich:
futuro house for sale paris christies

On November 27 , the ‘Futuro’, a white plastic house resembling a flying saucer, will be auctioned in Paris, at Christie’s. It was created by a Finnish architect Matti Suuronen in 1968, and features oval-shaped windows and a walkway up to the front, resembling that of an aircraft. The Futuro house identifies with space-architecture, summing up the characteristic themes of the Utopian structure, which consists of mobility, increased leisure time and new materials. It stands out as the dwelling house of future as it’s been planned as a modular housing unit, light enough to be moved by helicopter, and cheap enough to be mass produced. It was exhibited in London in 1968 and recently displayed at the Luxembourg Museum of Modern Art. Christie’s expects approximately $222,200-$296,200 for the Futuro unit.

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We’ve got our own Tennessee version of that:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oS8dX6Oq3mg

Comment by Angry B 11.27.07 @ 8:46 pm

yours looks more stable. hgtv!

Comment by ptinfrance 11.28.07 @ 10:39 am

We have one of these. An original Suuronen creation! All original interiour is intact. We use it as a summer house in the south of Norway and we love it.

Only 96 of these were ever produced.

Comment by Nikolai 11.28.07 @ 11:37 am

really, nikolai??? that’s neat!

Comment by ptinfrance 11.28.07 @ 1:40 pm

mmmm.. I know these are unique homes but I think someone really over-paid for this peice considering what others have recently sold for.. but hey.. as long as both parties are happy :)

Comment by Len 12.12.07 @ 9:37 pm

Yes.
After searching for information about this auction I stumbled across a futuro fan site, which has an almost scary precise road decription to the house. If anyone is interested:

http://www.angelfire.com/home/futurohouse/norway.html

Pretty cool! No wonder we get alot of visitors….

Comment by Nikolai 12.25.07 @ 5:41 am

We rent ours for vacations in the summer in Minocqua WI! Check it out, vacation in a spaceship for an excellent price!!!

Comment by Drew 01.13.08 @ 4:50 pm

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