HOUSE OF TOMORROW:

• Mika Taanila filmed a movie (Futuro - A New Stance For Tomorrow) about the history of the concept house. He then wrote a book called Futuro: Tomorrow's House from yesterday . It is not available thru traditional book sites or stores, so I purchased my copy thru Desura, the  publisher..

• Built in 1968 by architect Matti Suuronen this concept house was designed to be used as either a vacation home or a mobile home. It is constructed of lightweight plastic so it can easily be transported.

• It supposedly can sleep 8, and has a kitchen and bathroom. Cooking was to be done using a portable 'firebox' which could go on the table, or be put away. Steel legs supported the cabin. A door dropped down, spaceship style to let people in or out.

• Built by the New Zealand company, Futuro Industries, they were built just as the oil crisis began. This raised thru price of building materials, and that was the end of the Futuro House.

• Somewhere between 20 & 60 of these concept homes were built, and most are still in existence. This one is now being used as a PAL HQ in a park in Willingboro.

• History of the Future House