[HN Gopher] Robert and Virginia Heinlein's Colorado Springs House ___________________________________________________________________ Robert and Virginia Heinlein's Colorado Springs House Author : dcminter Score : 29 points Date : 2022-04-24 20:55 UTC (2 days ago) (HTM) web link (www.nitrosyncretic.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.nitrosyncretic.com) | soperj wrote: | I don't understand what happens to the kid once they outgrows the | nursery? | pmdulaney wrote: | A concrete house is a great idea if you live where there are wild | fires. And you never have to paint it. | someguydave wrote: | The area around the broadmoor is probably the safest place in | the city for wildfires, they have their own fire department. | hirundo wrote: | I visited his home in Bonny Doon, California shortly after he | died. It is also custom designed and had many of the same | features. So I guess they worked for him. But Bonny Doon, in the | redwoods north of U.C. Santa Cruz, has a much more hospitable | climate than Colorado Springs for an aging couple. | | I lived a mile down the road and always hoped to see him when I | walked by, I wanted to pitch him on a game of chess. Good thing | it didn't happen, it must be annoying to be pestered by fan boys. | TedDoesntTalk wrote: | "a table is set with china in the kitchen, then rolled through a | [hole in the wall] to the dining area" | | And today, we have open floor plans with no walls between kitchen | and dining area at all. | samstave wrote: | There was a short docu on this house I watched some time ago. | | It has some interesting features, such as the dining area's table | slides between the kitchen and the nook | | I think the bathroom opens up to outside? I cant quite recall... ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-04-26 23:01 UTC)