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February 5, 2015 7:33 PM

Robert Bruno labored for decades to build one of America’s most striking houses, but died before he could complete it. Is there a way to preserve his work and legacy?

It could easily be something landed from outer space, the kind of house a James Bond villain might occupy, if he were to put down roots in a nondescript residential development 15 minutes from the drowsy heart of downtown Lubbock.

posted by jenkinsEar (9 comments total)

That is a beautiful house, though obviously wildly impractical. The then/now photos at the very end of the article are great as well.
posted by Dip Flash at 7:49 PM on February 5, 2015

i) Gorgeous.

ii) How hot does that steel get in the Texas sun?
posted by lalochezia at 7:56 PM on February 5, 2015

Lubbock? Amazing to me how the nut can fall so far from the tree. But yet, Jimmie Gilmore was also from Lubbock.
posted by stirfry at 8:17 PM on February 5, 2015 [1 favorite]

Four legs?
posted by stevil at 8:30 PM on February 5, 2015

Nice sculpture.

Bullshit house.
posted by flabdablet at 10:00 PM on February 5, 2015

Fantastic article! Both the writing and the photography are terrific. Bruno seems like he was a wonderful, brilliant guy, and ... I'll admit, when I read "striking house" in this post, I expected to hate it, but in fact I absolutely love the house, it's ...hm... aesthetically intriguing.
posted by Auden at 10:27 PM on February 5, 2015 [1 favorite]

Looks like a steel hobbit-hole house on stilts. Love it.
posted by notsnot at 5:59 AM on February 6, 2015

Thank you. Could not reach the web link, maybe too much web traffic, but herewith google image search
posted by Schroder at 9:53 AM on February 6, 2015

Wow. It's kinda like the Winchester Mystery House, except with less guns and ghosts.
posted by jenfullmoon at 8:50 PM on February 6, 2015