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The Fantastic Futuro House
6/9/2005
The Futuro house was one of the coolest "homes of the future" and one that actually saw production. Designed by Matti Suuronen, this fiberglass wonder was made for a brief period in the early 70s till the spike in oil prices (and hence plastic prices) killed the company. There are still a number of Futuros around the world and it'd be a dream to own and restore on. Till then, I'll just have to settle for sketching it.
The Futuro House
Interesting Futuro Aspects:
- Only about 100 were ever made, but the molds still exist
- It was a constructed of a fiberglass and polyurethane foam shell
- 8 meters in diameter
- 4 meters in height
- A mere 2500kg in weight
- 25 square meters of floor space
- 140 meters of cubic capacity
- Extremely efficient to heat
Some Futuro Links
- http://www.angelfire.com/home/futurohouse/
- http://home.wanadoo.nl/imagineer/mags/mag10.htm
- http://www.futuro-house.net/
Other Material
The book "Futuro: Tomorrow's House from Yesterday" has a wealth of information and even a DVD with film clips of the home. A great book which can be ordered here.
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