Abandoned Futuro House Found in Royse City Texas

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While driving around in the rural parts of Royse City I came across an abandoned flying saucer house (Futuro House) just off the highway. When I first saw it, all I had was my point-in-shoot and it didn’t shoot the saucer very well. So I knew I had to go back again!

So on a return trip, I grabbed my DSLR and took some shots. During the visit, the weather wasn’t the best. I do plan on going back with a Tripod and try and get some sunset shots and maybe spend a little more time shooting the inside.

The Futuro House

The Futuro is a flying saucer shaped, prefabricated house designed by Matti Suuronen in 1968 and was in production until 1973 when the oil crisis caused the halt in the production of these futuristic houses.

Due to the short amount of time on the market and a horrible market campaign there were only about a hundred of these produced. Today, there is a small group fans that track these houses and they found that there are less then fifty of them left around the world.

The houses were made from fiberglass reinforced polyester plastic that Suuronen had used in past projects. The Futuro was designed in way that it was easy to transport and could easily be assembled on site in two days. Or if you had the money, you could have assembled at the air field and it could be airlifted to a hard to reach location. All you need was four concrete piers and you could place this house almost anywhere.

Since the house used an integrated polyurethane insulation and electric heating system, the house could be heated in thirty minutes.

Why The Futuro House

The Futuro was created in a time when technology advancing by leaps and bounds, space exploration, economic growth, and people had more free time. So Matti Suuronen was commissioned to design a ski cabin that was “quick to heat and easy to construct in rough terrain.” And in my opinion he created a trendy house that is not only art, but might popular today for those that love art or someone who  just want something that looks like a UFO.

The Remains of the Royce City Futuro House

The Futuro house out in Royse city can be found out in Rockwall County off HWY 276 Between Royse City, Texas and Quinlan, Texas.

As you can see, I found the Futuro house and its in rough shape. From the research of this particular house, its been sitting in this spot since the 1970s

The house in rough shape and people have left their thoughts on the wall of the this old house. Even though its in rough shape, its far from lost.

To see more images from this shoot and to purchase any of these images, check them out on Flickr or you can see more images on my photoblog as well.

The history and the research on this landmark is far from complete. The history of this old house will updated as more tips and research leads can be verified. To get up to date details and more pictures of the Royse City Futuro House, check out my article over at Vanishing Texas.