PHOTO: Built in Christchurch in the early 1970s, the original Futuro is said to be among eight or nine left. Photo credit: Supplied/TradeMe.
A listing for an original Christchurch Futuro home with no set asking price is racking up dozens of enquiries on Trade Me.
Produced in the early 1970s by Futuro Homes Limited in Christchurch, the house resembles a UFO spaceship. New Zealand is among a handful of countries that had a production license, which was halted by the oil crisis.
The seller, who wishes to remain anonymous, estimates there are around eight or nine Futuro homes left in the country. He first took possession of the Futuro in 2006 when it was moved from a site in Pages Road, New Brighton. It’s been on the Christchurch Botanical Gardens archery lawn and at Cathedral Square.
Fourteen years later, due to a change in direction, the Futuro is up for sale.
“It’s the ‘original tiny home’…it was designed to be used where there was significant wind or snow…this object propels both of those perfectly,” the seller said.
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