The “Flintstones” home in northern California appears to take its architectural cues from the town of Bedrock. The experimental house was built in the 1970s using a technique that involved spraying concrete to create curved walls. The result is a building where Fred and Wilma would feel at home, and it has become a landmark for drivers passing on I-280. — The Guardian
Neighbors of the quirky home in the affluent town of Hillsborough in Northern California aren't exactly fans of the prehistoric-looking architecture, nor the collection of large metal dinosaur and woolly mammoth sculptures on the property, and have sued the current owner, businesswoman Florence Fang, for permit violations and creating "a highly visible eyesore" that is "out of keeping with community standards." The colorful "YABBA-DABBA-DOO" letters along the driveway did not seem to have much of an appeasing effect either.
According to the home's Wikipedia entry, the structure at 45 Berryessa Way was originally designed by architect William Nicholson and built in 1976 "as one of several experimental domed buildings using new materials." The facade got its deep orange hue in 2000, and the house sold to Florence Fang in 2017 for $2.8 million.
Check out some impressions from the realtor's website for the property (all images via flintstonehouse280.com).
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Call me when they start serving Brontosaurus Burgers.
Very historicist for being so futuristic
Looks better than the neighbour's...
This building is so much more interesting to me than The Vessel* is!
* Now being called The Dingleberry by those in the know.
^ That nickname is awesome!
"Meet me at the 'Berry. I'll be wearing skinny jeans, a neck beard, and an attitude."
I think this house is groovy.
The woman that bought it turned it into a cartoon house, but in it's original form, it must have been a kind of a mid-century psychedelic expressionist thing, a la Bruce Goff.
with its original landscaping, it's quite lovely actually.
She paid $2.8 million for a house nobody wanted. Then had the landscaping done to her desire. I would say this landmark probably brings more smiles to people’s faces than frowns. I would recommend leaving the Home Owner alone. The money that the city will spend on a lawsuit that it will most likely lose could be better spent elsewhere on something constructive.
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