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13 comments to "Robert Bruno’s Steel House"
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redphone
November 7th, 2007 at
4:39 pm
Unfinished still, presumably. Unless of course he only plans it to be shelter in the barest sense of the word… I wish the website was more explanatory in that regard.
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erto
November 7th, 2007 at
4:56 pm
He finally finished?! Actually the place is about 30 minutes outside of Lubbock called “Ransom Canyons.” Bruno has another house behind that one that looks it came out of candy-land.
P.S.Lubbock as a city is way conservative and full of bigots. Austin is the one and only recommendation in Texas..
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Vonskippy
November 7th, 2007 at
4:57 pm
Architect - Latin for “I wish I had real art skills”.
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Chris
November 7th, 2007 at
9:21 pm
110 tons of steel? Wow this house IS valuable.
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Carruthers
November 8th, 2007 at
1:40 am
Great find Alex! I never heard of this guy before. There’s a real artist doing his work because he’s compelled to by the love of the material and the possibilities it affords and the ability to bring his vision into reality through his technical expertise.
Like one of the links says - it’s Gaudi without the ornament. But I suspect with the wonderful design of those large windows he has ideas there too.
This structure should be on the cliff edge of the Grand Canyon, rather than the rather bland flat river valley location Bruno has made it in. It must be a wonderful space to be inside.
Shame how some tiny minds chime in the comments here…
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shani
November 8th, 2007 at
5:43 am
hi how r u aap ne jo kuch bhi likha haithik likha hai
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ted
November 8th, 2007 at
6:18 am
As fara as homes go, it looks cold, cramped, and uncomfortable.
An excellent example of form muscling out function. Where does the furniture go?
It’s an interesting design, although it doesn’t look particularly porcine to me.
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Sid Morrison
November 8th, 2007 at
9:47 am
It does look a bit Gaudi-esque — reminds me a little of the facade of Casa Milà, one of his more famous works.
That said, the interior doesn’t look especially livable. It’s evident he likes the aesthetic offered by rusting steel, but this doesn’t really make a great surface to live in - brown flecks forever sprinkling over everything and everyone within. Also, something tells me that the steel walls, ceiling, and floors give the interior a wicked acoustic reverberation time. He’s gonna need to read up a little on Wallace Sabine’s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Clement_Sabine) work on this. I’m not sure how this would get solved w/o destroying the artist’s vision, though.
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skh.pcola
November 8th, 2007 at
10:52 am
Austin is full of freaks, leftards, and racists who think all other Texans are bigots. Ten body piercings and 15 tatoos doesn’t confer any remarkable insight to an individual, but they are indicative of a damaged psyche.
Lubbock, on the other hand, is chock full of people who know how to function in the real world. They are largely self-sufficient, and don’t suffer foolish jackasses who think Austinites are the cat’s meow. Just sayin’…
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Jerse
November 8th, 2007 at
5:56 pm
That sucks. You can’t even walk around the house barefoot or you’ll get tetanus…
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Carruthers
November 8th, 2007 at
9:19 pm
I imagine there are sealants that can keep the air off the steel and stop the rusting process. But he’d still have considerable noise problems in the house - if he actually wanted to live there.
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Ali S.
November 9th, 2007 at
7:04 pm
I’m sure if you ever did knock on the door the vibrations and the echoing sound would probably make anyone inside go momentarily deaf. *KRANG!!!*
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mishlo
December 5th, 2007 at
2:44 pm
First, for Vonskippy’s comment, “Architect - Latin for “I wish I had real art skills”.”…
Artist - German for “I wish I could find a way to use my talent to make as much money as an architect.”
Architecture takes more than just “fake” art skills, as there is a lot of physics, math and engineering involved.
Erto, yes, Lubbock is conservative, but I’ve run into very few bigots, and my wife is from China. People are real here.
As for the house, I’ve always been facinated with it, ever since I saw it about 15 years ago. It isn’t a place I’d call home, but it is definitely an interesting combination of architecture and art.
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