The Spaceship House is the name commonly given to the structure at 1304 Panferio Drive in Pensacola Beach. The house, which resembles popular depictions of alien UFOs, is actually a "Futuro" prefabricated house. Designed in the 1960s by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen, about a hundred were constructed.
The Spaceship House | |
Building Information | |
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Location | 1304 Panferio Drive Pensacola Beach, FL |
Architect | Matti Suuronen |
Completion Date | 1966 |
Structural System | concrete base, fiberglass "spaceship" |
Style | Futuro prefab |
The Pensacola Beach Futuro was built in 1966[1] and sits atop a lower structure made of concrete block. A fifty-foot walkway leads up to the Futuro and a surrounding patio.