Stumbled upon this amazing book by photograher Frédéric Chaubin, in it he documents 90 buildings in 14 former-USSR republics belonging to what he calls the ‘fourth age’ of Soviet architecture.
– They reveal an unexpected rebirth of imagination, a burgeoning that took place from 1970 until 1990 and in which, contrary to the 20s and 30s, no ‘school’ or main trend emerges. These buildings represent a chaotic impulse brought about by a decaying system. Their diversity announces the end of the Soviet Union.
I think this building could be in in this book. It’s a 650sqm house located in Roodepoort, of all places. Apparently it was completed in 1992 and it’s on the market for R14 million. Shane and I drove past it the other day, I was fascinated by it, apparently a lot of people are. No one is allowed to view the property unless they have 6 months worth of bank statements in their hands. Hmmm….. Hey photoshop want to help me out with some ‘documents’?
Have any of you, by any chance seen inside this house?
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I have seen it HA! Wow thats quite a bit of photoshop you are going to have to do 🙂 What an awesome book, its going on my list.
The last building. (The ufo house) is very well known to me. Angie I have this strange notion in my head that it can rotate.
🙂 You drove past Roodepoort? That’s were I live.
This is extremely fascinating! Man I wish i knew about this place when I was still living in Joburg. I would have done drive-bys all the time!