In France, a Finnish plastic house resembling a UFO will be auctioned

Paris - One of the most unforgettable icons of modern design, a standardized plastic house resembling a flying saucer in its shape, will be auctioned next week at Christie's in Paris. The project by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen, named Futuro, was created in 1968, and previous owners mainly used this lightweight mobile dwelling as a vacation home. The auction house now estimates that the house shaped like an extraterrestrial spacecraft will sell for between 150,000 and 200,000 euros (approximately four to 5.4 million crowns).
Suuronen worked on the design of the Futuro from 1964 to 1968. After that, the simple oval dwelling on telescopic retractable legs was sold similarly to today’s catalog houses. The Finnish architect was evidently inspired by the cult sci-fi movies of his time - his residential flying saucer with oval windows and an extendable staircase would fit well in the famous film Barbarella, for example.
Some examples of the space house can still be seen today, for instance in Scandinavia, but also in Britain, the United States, and Russia. In some places, they are still used as residential homes, while in others they serve as offices, restaurants, or recreational properties. Several houses have also ended up in museums.