Sculpture House

Another structure for which I have too many images.

Sculptured House, Also known as "Sleeper House" for it's prominent role in the 1973 Woody Allen flick, was designed by Charles Deaton and built in 1965. Resembling a 7,500 square foot clam, it is a truly fun and unique design. Deaton was also a sculptor and sculpted the design first, adding the floorplan later, hence the name. The house resides on Genesee Mountain at about 8,100 ft above sea level. The views are amazing.

Deaton built the house for his family though they never lived in it. He never actually completed the house. Financial problems forced the sale of the house before the interior could ever be completely finished. Sadly, he died in 1996 without ever seeing it completed. In 1999 Slepr was purchased by a Colorado native who completed the building true to it's original design (spending about $2 million) and claimed he had no intention of ever selling it. Interestingly, he contracted with an architect Nick Antonopoulos who is Deaton's Son in Law to complete the work. The house was actually on the market when I visited in 2005 and they were trying to sell it on E-bay (no takers). In 2007 the house was sold to someone who actually lives in it. After almost 40 years, the house is finally a home.

A good articlce about the house and Deaton can be found in Westward Magazine, The Sandiego Tribune & Forbes Magazine


What a setting. These are some of my favorite views of the house. I don't think you'll find that window at Home Depot.


	The home is deceptively larger than it appears. These are views from the deck, looking out over the mountains. The round trash can looking object is actually a skylight down to the lower level. The sail looking object is one very large-very cool grill.

One can see how why it is sometimes called "the Clamshell"

View of the house and caretaker's residence. The caretaker's residence is a perfect circle. Fairly spacious, but so much for hanging any pictures on the wall.


	Retro modern furniture fits well in the house. These appears to be a variation of the tulip chair, designed by Eero Saarinen. Though designed in the 40's, it is very appropriate to the style of the house. I do believe the chess set above is the coolest chess set EVER.
	The kid's bedroom comes complete with an ultra modern doll house. One of the adult bedrooms comes with appropriately modern furnishings as well.


	Some fellow students enjoying teh furniture. Ragan, in particlular is looking quite comfortable in one of the period chairs. Barbara (above) is the instructor who organized our littel field trip.


	Some other views, including the main stairwell, patio and stairway up to the caretaker's residence.