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The Futuro: A House That’s Out of This World

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“Futuro represents the modern, comfortable way of housing–practical coziness. Futuro is the dwelling of the future.” (1968 brochure)
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Remember the groovy Venturo Modular Home I showed you recently? Meet its predecessor, the Futuro, which was designed by the same forward-thinking Finnish architect Matti Suuronen in 1968. Whereas the Venturo promoted a “come for the [...]

February 13th, 2008 | Tags: 1968, Architecture, design, fiberglass, Finland, Futuro, helicopters, Matti Suuronen, modern, modular homes, Venturo | Category: Architecture | Comments (13)

How Mod! The Venturo Modular Home

I love this groovy Venturo modular home and the fabulous “Come for the weekend and bring your orange bikini!” sort of lifestyle it promises.
Finnish architect Matti Suuronen designed these pods in ‘71 as the home of the future (I wonder when that future will arrive?). According to CollabStudio, the prefabricated structure was originally used as [...]

January 31st, 2008 | Tags: 1971, Architecture, bikini, Decorating, design, fiberglass, Finland, Futuro, Matti Suuronen, modern, modular homes, pods, Real Estate, retro | Category: Architecture | Comments (14)