Sculptured House, Expressionist house in Genesee, United States
Description
The Sculptured House is an expressionist residence in Genesee, Colorado, featuring an elliptical curved structure with floor-to-ceiling windows across five levels that span roughly 7,700 square feet (720 square meters) of living space. The exterior shell combines glass, metal and concrete into a continuous flowing form that appears to emerge from the mountainside like a clamshell.
History
Architect Charles Deaton built the house in 1963 but left the interior unfinished for nearly three decades. The interior was completed only in the nineteen nineties, allowing the building to be fully inhabited.
Culture
The building appears in Woody Allen's 1973 film Sleeper and has been featured in television programs ever since. Many visitors to the area immediately recognize the form because it has appeared repeatedly in popular culture and has become a landmark of the region.
Practical
The property sits atop Genesee Mountain and offers views of the surrounding area and the city of Denver in the distance. The residence includes five bedrooms and five bathrooms but is privately owned and not normally open to visitors.
Did you know?
Deaton designed the building without drawings or blueprints, shaping the design directly with his hands in clay instead. He reportedly said that the curve is closer to nature than any straight line, which is why he chose the round shape and used no corners at all.
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