It's anything but normal! Manhattan Gallery owners Peter and Patty Findlay have an Aspen, Colorado vacation home that has a unique 1970s-era aesthetic of moss rock, rustic wood and stained glass. Built in the 70s by its original owner Andre Ulrych, the home's design was inspired by a nautilus shell &mdash there are 12 different levels (including platforms and loft spaces) that curl around the home and are connected by ladders and stairways. The New York Times gives us a peek inside...
We love that the Findlays have embraced the home's unique character (much easier to do in a vacation home). See the full story, No Home for Squares, and all the pics in the slideshow.
Pics: Michael Brands
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Comments (17)
wow.
i love the lamp in 2nd photo.
That light is Aqua Creations, which was featured here a few weeks ago. I couldn't enjoy being in this house at all. All the rock work would make me feel like either I was in the Grotto at the playboy mansion or I would fixate about all the nooks and crannys where dust and bugs could live.
Tastefully designed? No. Fun place to explore? Totally.
Picture #2 makes me feel as if I were underwater...in some sort of aquarium!
Too much cement, too many hard angles.
I'll bet if you pulled out a lot of the stonework you'd still have a beautiful and unique home that didn't feel like a cave.
so over the top.....love it!!
It amazes me that there was an era in which architects designed rooms specifically for people to get high in
Hey, the Copper Palace. Barbi Benton used to live here!
my cats would sooooo love this place
I'm feelin' a little Rocky Mountain High, here. 8^D
can i live there????? :(
Beautiful, but this looks like a very cold, damp, dark house for aspen winters!
I've lived in Aspen for the winter season, I was colder then i have ever been in my life, Colorado mountains during the winter. This stone cave is not cozy!
Without taking drugs I would also be hallucinating about all the creepy crawling things in all those rocks and crevices.
I love that house!
It would be a fun place to vacation, but I couldn't live there for more than a week or two.
Reminds me of parts of the House On The Rock in Wisconsin. Groovy!
Wow! Love this place! There seems to be so much to explore that I would never get bored if I lived here. It has a very groovy vibe to it!
Don't bring your baby.