Would you pay $2.5 million for this house?

[TreasonousBastard]

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.
<...>

[sandensea]

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

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

[NanceGreggs]

2. Jesus Hussein Christ!

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

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

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

And what's with the weird lumpy floor material?

[EleanorR]

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

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

[TexasTowelie]

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

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]

5. Let me guess they own a Harlequin Volkswagen too

]

[area51]

11. Well, they'll never have difficulty in

finding their car in a parking lot.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

16. But try describing it to the valet. nt

[smirkymonkey]

7. Nope.

I hate modern homes.

[sakabatou]

8. No way I'd live there

[GReedDiamond]

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

...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]

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

'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......

[blogslut]

12. If I had to live with that floor I would become violent.

"off-balance environment" my bumpy ass.

[MLAA]

13. Yes 🎉

[sinkingfeeling]

14. Nope.

[hlthe2b]

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

[In_The_Wind]

17. Nope.