Below, L to R: John Huggins, Charley Deaton, Nick Antonopoulos
He contracted with Deaton�s daughter Charley and her architect
husband Nick Antonopoulos to carry out the original plan as much
as possible. Antonopoulos was mentored by Charles Deaton in the
early 1990s. �He was an extraordinary man. I followed him around
for several years and learned from his perceptions. I am fortunate,�
Nick said. Charles Deaton died December 18, 1996.
Finishing throughout the original �sculpture� and the 5000 square
foot addition is extraordinary�walls of built-in storage finished in
English sycamore and Babinga wood from Africa, bathrooms finished in
tile designs that resemble �pointillism,� glass light fixtures in
brilliant red or blue, carpets cut in swirls to harmonize with the
circular structure design.
The caretaker home is linked through a 5-car garage or across a massive,
red flagstone patio roof to the new addition. The patio includes an
outdoor hot tub snuggled next to metal railing that overlooks all of Mt.
Vernon Canyon with views of the Continental Divide and the Denver
metropolitan area. Outdoor grills are built into a sculptured design
that embraces a copper chimney. An hour passes quickly touring
this extraordinary "home."
Below: Workmen continue finishing the original 1960 plan for The
Sculptured House.
In October, Huggins hosted "Men for the Cure", an event that attracted
300 men (including Wellington Webb and John Elway) to the Sculptured
House. The event raised $200,000 to support breast cancer research at
Colorado University Hospital.
�On Genesee Mountain I found a high point of land where I could stand
and feel the great reaches of the Earth. I wanted the shape of it to
sing an unencumbered song.�� Charles Deaton, Architect.
T he Sculptured House is one of Colorado�s most visible and famous
landmarks. The house was begun by Charles Deaton in the mid 1960s
but not fully completed. Deaton designed and began a large addition
in the early 1990s. The house has been restored and completed according
to Deaton�s plans and vision by the present owner, John J. Huggins.
T he Sculptured House has defined �modern for Coloradans and visitors
since it was built. But the house is more than futuristic�it is a
stunningly beautiful example of organic architecture and sculptural
art and a potent symbol of human possibility.
C harles Deaton originally conceived of the house as a sculpture. In
fact he sculpted a plaster model of the house before he put pen to paper
to draw the details. His design is a masterpiece of organic form executed
with minimalist detail.
T he Sculptured House embodies both the simplicity of nature in its
construction and placement. The house seems to spring to life from
its native Rocky Mountain environment while reflecting and refining
the essential character of that environment.
D eaton struck just the right balance between the opposing forces
of simplicity and complexity. The Sculptured House reflects that
balance as it sits perched on the side of Genesee Mountain.
T he Sculptured House also embodies the possibility of progress�the
idea that human beings can improve themselves and their condition
through imagination and innovation.
Below: Sculptured House before expanded completion, 1998
The house is a landmark in every sense of the word� a physical marker
on the journey from the High Plains into the Rocky Mountains, an artistic
and archietectural achievement of the highest order, and a symbol of the
quest for a better life that has brought so many people to Colorado
and the Rocky Mountain West.
One of the youngest houses ever nominated for inclusion
on the National Register of Historic Places.
Internationally recognized as one of the finest examples
of modern organic architecture in the world.
Built in the 1960s as the residence and studio of architect
Charles Deaton; thoroughly renovated and decorated with
the finest modern furniture and contemporary conveniences.
Approximately 7,700 square feet of living space, five
bedrooms, five bathrooms, circular elevator reaching five
levels, top-level master suite includes living room and dining
area or office with a wet bar and deck, two additional
bedroom suites.
5,000-square-foot addition: great room, media or guest room,
state-of-the-art kitchen.
Separate 1,015-square-foot guest or caretaker's apartment
with its own kitchen.
Approximately 5,000-square-foot deck with views of Denver
and the Continental Divide.
On 15 acres, including a four-acre meadow; 25 minutes west of
Denver on Interstate 70 in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
Easy access to skiing, world-class golfing and fishing,
major-league sporting events, cultural activities.
Offered with the owner's collection of fine modern furniture.
"There are wild colors and shapes from the 1960s. The walls are all
white, but because they curve in all directions, they don't tend to
disappear," commented current owner John Huggins to the Robb Report
in September 2002. Huggins began restoration of the home in 1999 and
added two wings Deaton had designed but never built. The dwelling the
New York Times has called "a concrete clamshell on a pedestal" sat
unfinished and uninhabited, and when Huggins found it three years ago,
several feet of snow blanketed the living room and a fox had taken up
residence in one of the bedrooms.
The house needed a caring owner, a restorer, and a patron; and to that
end John Huggins and his sons became not only the home's first human
occupants but also docents of a livable sculpture on 15 Rocky Mountain
acres framed by views of Denver and the Continental Divide. Today, a
5,000-square-foot deck extends into a four-acre meadow. Inside, the
finest midcentury furnishings provide all the art the house needs. A
5,000-square-foot addition designed by Deaton and completed by Huggins
contains a large great room, a media or guest room, and a state-of-the-art
kitchen attired in Japanese tamo ash cabinetry, surfaces of galaxy granite,
stainless-steel appliances, and Italian terrazzo floors.
Spanning five levels, with the master bedroom and en suite living, dining,
and deck areas occupying the uppermost, the house now measures up to 7,700
square feet and includes a total of five bedrooms and five baths. And of
course, there is the fabled elevator from the movie Sleeper, a futuristic
capsule for two that remains an icon of pop culture from the 1960s.
"I can reason with a cube," Charles Deaton wrote in the magazine Art in
America, "but I cannot cherish one." That said, one of his closest friends
recalls Deaton could take a Rubik's cube, look at it for a moment, and solve
it in a few twists. Long before "thinking outside the box" became the credo
of the 21st Century, Deaton established a brave new dialogue between art and
architecture. Offered at $10,000,000.
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