Futuro House
Postat den 7th August, 2024, 15:05 av Cornelius Holtorf
The Futuro House, designed by Matti Suuronen, is an icon of pop culture. It reflects the 1960s faith in technology, linked to space exploration, and the post-War experience of increasing leisure and constant economic groth. This particular house was used 1968-1986 as a restaurant on the esplanade of La Dèfense, the most futuristic part of Paris.
The future implied by the Futuro House marked a particular strong belief in progress and utopia – a past future we have trouble relating to, today.
Apparently, according to Wikipedia, a Futuro House was recently found to be biodegrading due to cyanobacteria and archaea. So today, the building no longer evokes a bright future but is gradually fading away and presents challenges of conservation…
Maybe it was no coincidence that we came across this particular Futuro House in Marché Dauphine located in Saint-Ouen, the largest assemblage of antiques and flea markets in Paris? It seemed to fit in there rather well…
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