Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/08/21/otherworldly-bubble-house.html
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Are the giant hamsters extra?
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And did… did he graduate?
Don’t get me wrong, it’s cool to live in a house that’s totally specific to you, but that’s not what architecture is. If someone on my architecture course had presented this in a crit, they would almost certainly have ended up as a smoking crater.
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Just Wow. I live near Hillsborough’s “Flintstone House” and this Bubble House is just leaps and bounds cooler. And it overlooks a river, instead of a freeway.
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There’s a certain 70’s Soviet Playground vibe to it - sort of playful and depressing at the same time
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Did I see a window/door closed up with a sheet of plywood? Not how I’d have done that in a video where I was trying to sell a place.
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[Asking as a non-architect,] what are the major points on which the person would have been criticized for?
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The Millennium Falcon would look right at home in this driveway…
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Looks like it’s already been assimilated into the house!
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That place has got to be a maintenance nightmare. I’d still live in it, though. Way too cool not to.
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Waaaaaaayyyy too close to the neighbors and WAY overstuffed to the gills with loads of useless crap.
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It even has a window that looks like the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon! It doesn’t get any cooler than that.
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Are you referring to the 2nd floor window in the upper right in the closing scene? I believe that’s not plywood but rather a wooden Venetian blind. You can see it from inside when the owner/ builder speaks from his desk.
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EDIT: My bad, that’s “suburban median” for the area, not this particular house’s price. I would guess this will go for a premium over the $575,000.
The house itself is really cool, though. I absolutely love it. A little science fiction, a little hobbit, a whole lot of weird and interesting.
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It’s for sale by “Expression of Interest”, which apparently is Australian for “I won’t tell you what I want, but if you make me an offer I’ll tell you if it’s good enough”.
Here’s the real estate agent’s listing page for it: https://www.actionrealty.com.au/listing/22348643-79-elanora-way-karalee-qld-4306/
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I don’t love the current furniture but dang this place is amazing. Style for miles.
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Given that this is in Australia, I wonder how this house compares to a traditional house for cooling and ventilation.
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sums it up.
