[HN Gopher] Robert and Virginia Heinlein's Colorado Springs House
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       Robert and Virginia Heinlein's Colorado Springs House
        
       Author : dcminter
       Score  : 29 points
       Date   : 2022-04-24 20:55 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | 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.
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       | 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"
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       | 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...
        
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