Steelpunk House A Shrine To Dedication And Chaos

Graeme McMillan — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:00:21 PST

It may look like a prototype for NiteOwl's Owlship invaded by some alien organism, but architect Robert Bruno's 100-ton steel house is the result of his vision and tenacity in making that vision come true.

Constructed without a pre-determined endpoint over thirty years - and still, officially, incomplete - Bruno's Lubbock, TX, home is made of steel plates that Bruno has added to the structure over the years, organically adding to and recreating his home as well as creating something that's as much art object as living space.

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A House Made from 110 Tons of Steel

LISA KATAYAMA — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:30:38 PST

We're going to need hardened steel habitats after the zombie apocalypse. That might have been what Robert Bruno, architect, had in mind when he created this cool design for his own house in Texas. It took him twenty-three years to build and he used tons and tons of steel (110 tons, to be exact). The house, which has tons of crazy geometric shaped walls, skylights, and windows, sits on a river near Lubbock, Texas. Pics of the interior and early stages of construction (circa 1974) after the jump.

Here is somebody inside the house:

Here is ground-breaking in 1974:

And here are two later stages in the construction:

Images by Robert Bruno

Robert Bruno via Offbeat Homes

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Steelpunk House A Shrine To Dedication And Chaos

A House Made from 110 Tons of Steel