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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts) Sat Sep 15, 2018, 10:26 PM Sep 2018

Would you pay $2.5 million for this house?

Now, first you gotta understand that this is in Springs, which automatically doubles the price.

Then you understand that its vague association with Marcel Duchamp means a few bucks, and its reputed ability to add at least a few years to your life is worth a few more bucks.

https://patch.com/new-york/easthampton/life-span-extending-villa-grabs-east-hampton

EAST HAMPTON, NY — Joseph and his coat of many colors might have felt right at home in this architectural masterpiece: One of the most colorful listings ever, there's a multi-hued home with 52 hues in East Hampton that was believed to have the key to immortality.

Artists Madeline Gins and Arakawa envisioned the residence, called the "Life-Span Extending Villa," according to a post on Realtor.com.

When asked to design a wing on the home in the 1990s, the pair designed a space that represented a belief in "reversible destiny," which embraces the tenet that an "off-balance environment that challenges the mind and body. . . will keep you forever young," the post reads.
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Would you pay $2.5 million for this house? (Original Post) TreasonousBastard Sep 2018 OP

Sure - but only to put up an art gallery sandensea Sep 2018 #1

Jesus Hussein Christ! NanceGreggs Sep 2018 #2

Not to live in; maybe some kind of museum or gallery. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #3

There are a lot of towel bars in the bathroom... EleanorR Sep 2018 #4

From my username, you should be able to tell that would be an amenity I'd be willing to pay for. TexasTowelie Sep 2018 #6

Let me guess they own a Harlequin Volkswagen too Historic NY Sep 2018 #5

Well, they'll never have difficulty in area51 Sep 2018 #11

But try describing it to the valet. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2018 #16

Nope. smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #7

No way I'd live there sakabatou Sep 2018 #8

I might change some of the interior stuff... GReedDiamond Sep 2018 #9

No, and anyone buying that one had better stay young.... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2018 #10

If I had to live with that floor I would become violent. blogslut Sep 2018 #12

Yes 🎉 MLAA Sep 2018 #13

Nope. sinkingfeeling Sep 2018 #14

Only if the lot were worth that much alone... So... ugly but could probably be "fixed" hlthe2b Sep 2018 #15

Nope. In_The_Wind Sep 2018 #17

sandensea

(21,636 posts)

1. Sure - but only to put up an art gallery

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Sat Sep 15, 2018, 10:46 PM

Sep 2018

Reminiscent of Le Corbusier - i.e. most unlivable but interesting as a landmark.

NanceGreggs

(27,815 posts)

2. Jesus Hussein Christ!

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Sat Sep 15, 2018, 10:47 PM

Sep 2018

It looks like a dozen mismatched garage doors were salvaged from the local junkyard and nailed together.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,720 posts)

3. Not to live in; maybe some kind of museum or gallery.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Sat Sep 15, 2018, 10:57 PM

Sep 2018

And what's with the weird lumpy floor material?

EleanorR

(2,393 posts)

4. There are a lot of towel bars in the bathroom...

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Sat Sep 15, 2018, 11:01 PM

Sep 2018

that's always nice. The off-balance thing, um nope.

TexasTowelie

(112,224 posts)

6. From my username, you should be able to tell that would be an amenity I'd be willing to pay for.

Reply to EleanorR (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 15, 2018, 11:45 PM

Sep 2018

It looks like a fairly large home on a nice lot, so if I had the financial leeway to live in the Hamptons I would consider buying it. The house can always be repainted if the owner decides to do so.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)

5. Let me guess they own a Harlequin Volkswagen too

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Sat Sep 15, 2018, 11:15 PM

Sep 2018

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area51

(11,909 posts)

11. Well, they'll never have difficulty in

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #5)

Sun Sep 16, 2018, 05:37 AM

Sep 2018

finding their car in a parking lot.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,350 posts)

16. But try describing it to the valet. nt

Reply to area51 (Reply #11)

Sun Sep 16, 2018, 11:37 AM

Sep 2018

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

7. Nope.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2018, 12:01 AM

Sep 2018

I hate modern homes.

sakabatou

(42,152 posts)

8. No way I'd live there

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2018, 12:23 AM

Sep 2018

GReedDiamond

(5,313 posts)

9. I might change some of the interior stuff...

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2018, 12:48 AM

Sep 2018

...it's hard to tell without actually going there and viewing the house, but I like the overall design and concept.

From the realtor's listing:

Bioscleave House (Life-Span Extending Villa) is a unique design by famous, international, avant-garde artists Madeline Gins and Arakawa-prot'g's of the surrealist artist Marcel Duchamp-who have shown and published their work worldwide producing many radical books and iconoclastic exhibitions including The Guggenheim Museum.

As a Duchampian myself, that is a selling point.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)

10. No, and anyone buying that one had better stay young....

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2018, 04:37 AM

Sep 2018

'cause if you did get old, you would be busting your ass on those floors every day. It would be a good play space for kids, though.

Don't care for the slot windows either - I like to see Mother Nature as much as possible......