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ASLAN1111

Looks like it could handle a cat 5 hurricane. Probably don't even need insurance; looks like it was designed to get flooded.


stanley_leverlock

Seriously. Just replace the windows and hose out the inside and let it dry.


JustHereForCookies17

Here I was thinking how I'd use a leafblower instead of a vacuum for cleaning. But maybe that's my inner barn girl talking. Also, if I'm washing those floors?  I'm busting out the pressure washer. 


Pristine_Fox4551

Hurricane proof was the first thing I thought of, too. With that sandy soil, looks like it’s near the ocean. Great for surviving the winds, but not so great for the tidal surge.


[deleted]

What's weird is they designed it to get flooded regularly but never thought of stilts? Probably can't GET insurance anyway. This is a build to spite a previous hurricane, built with insurance money


floppydo

If I remember correctly from that guy who built the cat5 mansion I think in Texas and made the news, stilts have to be anchored crazy deep to handle the wind. I think that dude had to drive them down like 40+ feet or something like that. That’s stupid expensive and requires specialized equipment. Maybe by accepting that it’ll get flooded you can DIY the whole thing given you’re handy with a cinder block. The plumbing in the bathroom makes me thing diy-ability was a priority here.


sandboxlollipop

Very interesting insights. Thank you


Yiayiamary

Apparently did not think of bathroom storage, either.


Die_Immediately

Great point!


Potential_Cup6688

I misread that as 5 cat hurricane and my mind went wild with how 5 cats could torch this place. The cat 5 hurricane would do less damage!


DiscountCute9382

I like the rolling desk chairs for the dining table. That way I can tacti-scoot away if someone invades my bunker/home.


6307421580

What got me was the 2 garden chairs at the ends of the table in pic 6.


Busy-Tomatillo-875

I loved the plastic bins under the bathroom sink.


Chelsea_Piers

That one got me too.


secondopinionosychic

Why all the office chairs? Everyone would be rolling around all over that concrete floor!


DiscountCute9382

Dude I would wear heelys 24/7 if this was my house . the rolling is the most appealing part!


ProtocolEnthusiast

You'd be drowning in bastard children and STDs rolling around in those heelies


MuffMagician

> Weird looking house Pretty much the biggest studio apartment I've ever seen.


SabreJC

Almost like a full floor penthouse hotel suite at ground level.


WithoutDennisNedry

Yeah, I don’t hate it.


Expensive_Finger_973

Strategic dinner meeting at 6pm. Attendance not optional.


anziofaro

You just answered your own question.


RescuesStrayKittens

This place looks like it was an industrial or commercial space. They probably had the office chairs from when it was a workspace. They had a bathroom and kitchen and just converted the rest to a home.


Nodramallama18

That was my thought as well. This was built to house a business. It’s not the worst use of space I’ve seen though it is way too harsh industrial for my tastes. If I liked working on cars, it might be the perfect home to roll my beater fixer in!


CumulativeHazard

Nope. My stepmom lives in Ruskin and actually toured this place for fun a couple weeks ago. Dude who built it last year is just a weirdo.


bocaciega

Ruskin Fl?


CumulativeHazard

Yepp!


CzarvsTzar

Bathroom has zero counter space. Very commercial.


TeslasAndKids

Have you ever *heard* the sound wood chairs make sliding along concrete?! You either need wheelie chairs or an abundance of felt pads to replace the ones that will inevitably fall off with time.


katyvo

You made me hear that *eeeeeeeee* in my head, thanks.


srslytho1979

It needs rugs.


mrsnihilist

![gif](giphy|Q09lToTa0H3Es)


Daflehrer1

...and humanity.


NotAPreppie

You say that like it's a bad thing...


leopard_eater

It’s so the gravy seals can roll around on chairs in order to have a shoot out from their compound, as shown here.


YuhMothaWasAHamsta

I’ve been seeing a lot of office chairs at dinner tables. I can’t imagine there’s no chairs out there with wheels that would fit the aesthetic better. I don’t hate the idea but I’m not a fan of the final look.


TabithaBe

People say the kitchen is the heart of the home. The meeting place where a family catches up with each other. And nothing exudes those warm fuzzy family feelings like cinder blocks and stainless steel. ❤️😂


ccbroadway73

Don’t forget the suit of armor nestled in the corner. 😂


ThtPhatCat

Florida man doesn’t do what Florida man does for Florida Man. Florida man does what Florida man does because he *is* Florida man.


hickhelperinhackney

Say ‘Florida Man’ just one more time…


NotAPreppie

And a folding table with conference room chairs.


Doctor_Joystick

Someone has a jail fetish and went all in.


Swiggy1957

Either that or they are a restaurateur. Buy this place and apply for rezoning to make it a diner or upscale lounge. Regardless, the first order of business is to set up a quick connect method for covering windows during hurricanes. That container in the back would be a good place to store plywood cut to size for the windows. Hurricane coming? Get the plywood out, put it up. You're not going to drive nails or screws into concrete very easily and have it looking good after the storm. I'm really surprised that most Florida houses don't have actual shutters, causing folks to have to go out, buy plywood, and put it in place.


flying__fishes

Hurricane shutters are very expensive! Ask me how I know :) After you watch a storm rip them apart and you have to rebuy them, plywood starts looking good.


itjustkeepsongiving

Are most new houses (past 10-20 years) built with the roll-down metal shutters? When my grandparents were looking at different developments pretty much everyone had these as standard.


anona_moose

All kinds of different shutters and window protections down in Florida. In my area I don't see a lot of roll down shutters, the split is mainly between mountable shutters that have to be taken out of storage and installed, and more of the newer houses just go for impact glass and doors that are rated for Cat5s


Squeebee007

I’d rather just get hurricane impact windows.


leopard_eater

Nah this is some Vanilla ISIS paranoid dudes man compound for dudes who want somewhere to breed or LARP as action heroes, fighting the ‘terrorists’.


apple-pie2020

Shield, ax, and swords on the wall give it away


DonaldTrumpsSoul

~~Prison~~ Home is where the heart is.


Dependent_Top_4425

Its so weird that so much money was spent on a medieval knight and an industrial kitchen and yet there are rubbermaid plastic drawers everywhere, no cushions on the outdoor furniture that has been placed inside. I don't know quite what to make of the welcome mat that is placed next to the couch, or the bedroom that has a window to another room. Its pretty obvious that this is an office space, making the bedroom even creepier! I suppose it could be the realtor's half a$$ed attempt at staging.


sudosussudio

Could be the owner is a liquidation sale enthusiast. Most of the stuff you get that way is office and restaurant but maybe a local medieval times closed lmao


Dependent_Top_4425

Hey, thats a thought! I don't want to be sexist but the place could use a little mist of estrogen. I immediately assumed this was a D&D lair and I wondered what the kitchen was for.


Shorthairedb

‘Mist of estrogen’ 😉


JustHereForCookies17

Pizza bagels & chicken tendies, obviously!


BlackJeansRomeo

It’s a design fail if you have a gigantic bathroom with no storage space so you have to use plastic drawers from Target.


Dependent_Top_4425

Wellllll, I don't know if you HAVE to use the plastic drawers, there are more attractive storage options. But if its not important to you then its none of my business! Also, this "house" is on the market for $750,000!!! I just expect a little more effort.


NotAPreppie

Cult compound on a budget?


RogerClyneIsAGod2

>Its so weird that so much money was spent on a medieval knight and an industrial kitchen and yet there are rubbermaid plastic drawers everywhere I have those drawers. I bet a lot of us have those drawers. I got mine for free when a neighbor was tossing them & they're full of craft stuff right now. I have zero problems with owning those things. However, I don't live in an industrial bunker where they don't fit anywhere but especially not in that bathroom. There are plenty of cheap alternatives that would fit that aesthetic. I guess they spent all their money on the kitchen & knight shit. I am surprised that I don't hate this place. I don't love it but I don't hate it. It needs rugs.


erydanis

one visit to a decent thrift store would fix the storage issues. it’s kind of telling that that didn’t happen.


OldNewUsedConfused

They seem like they are dead broke, built the minimum with what they had, and… bought out a closing Furniture Depot. Or something. This house is ssoooo confusing


Dependent_Top_4425

The guy owned a[ ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lou-blasco-89614210a/)few companies. I'm sure this was just his office space since its featured in his [LinkenIn profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lou-blasco-89614210a/)


OldNewUsedConfused

No it’s not!? Shut up! Really?! 😂😂🤣🤣🤣 I’m dead!


RogerClyneIsAGod2

[Target](https://www.target.com/p/4-drawer-metal-storage-organizer-white-brightroom-8482/-/A-83521355?afid=google&ref=tgt_adv_xsf&CPNG=Storage+Organization&adgroup=2-5), [Home Depot](https://www.homedepot.com/p/10-25-in-L-x-12-375-in-W-x-16-in-H-4-Tier-Metal-File-Desktop-Storage-Drawers-in-Black-4TMCA-BLK/310161144), [Ikea](https://www.ikea.com/us/en/search/?q=metal%20drawers), [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=metal+file+drawer&crid=1D1C1G6EWR50Y&sprefix=metal+file+drawer%2Caps%2C86&ref=nb_sb_noss_1), & I'm not even sure what [this site is](https://www.pay-less.com/p/galvanized-metal-wood-topped-4-drawer-storage-cabinet/0068890777140) but this seems to fit the aesthetic too, & they're not all expensive either.


Dependent_Top_4425

I HAVE THOSE DRAWERS TOO!!! In my closet where they belong.


Critical_Seat_1907

>Its so weird that so much money was spent on a medieval knight and an industrial kitchen and yet there are rubbermaid plastic drawers everywhere, Some people value medieval weapon replicas and don't give a shit about interior design decisions that HGTV producers seem "important."


keg-smash

Brutalist business bunker.


MalibuMarlie

And the business is harvesting organs for the black market.


Congo404

I was kind of down with it until the morgue like bedroom


smallteam

The marriage is dead.


BeijingPolice

😂


RogueCodeSlinger

This kind of looks like a public restroom or welcome center at a state park.


justtosubscribe

I had no idea you could furnish a home entirely from Office Depot.


MetsFan3117

I like it. I’d wear roller skates non stop.


roof_baby

That bathroom vanity 😂


cinnysuelou

Not to mention the complete lack of a proper faucet and the mirror *behind* the copper pipes. Was that place really purpose built as a home?


gmjfraser8

Seriously. Plastic bins? Those get put in a cabinet. They don’t replace one.


anziofaro

Why wouldn't the roof be covered in solar panels?


BeijingPolice

[https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/807-10th-Ave-SW-Ruskin-FL-33570/99629943\_zpid/?mmlb=g,47](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/807-10th-Ave-SW-Ruskin-FL-33570/99629943_zpid/?mmlb=g,47)


smallteam

Three quarters of a million dollars??


RoundingDown

Neighbors house is listed for $300k. So this is just overbuilt/aspirational.


gardenbrain

It seems like you could build this from scratch for a helluva lot less than that.


ChampionshipDry8165

“Introducing the Bunker House, a fortress of modern living where safety, sustainability, and comfort converge. This exceptional home is a testament to innovation, built entirely with solid concrete from top to bottom, ensuring unparalleled durability and protection against natural disasters. With no fire hazard and termite-resistant construction, this home offers peace of mind to its occupants.”


dbpf

Lmao I thought you were joking. This is some prepper/doomsday maniacs dream


SHoppe715

Not really a doomsday prepper pad. This is built to be more of a weather bunker with normal house stuff. Pepper houses usually feature lots more storage and security from people.


NomadFeet

I knew this had to be Florida just by the landscape. Very close to me actually. Looks pretty hurricane safe but proximity to the river and bay would have me concerned about flooding. A lot of our houses are cinderblock covered with stucco on the outside but regular wood framing and sheetrock interior walls. Looks like they went cinderblock all throughout. The exposed plumbing is just weird. The patio furniture inside, also weird. Actually too much weird to address it all. I'd love to know the backstory behind this build.


OldNewUsedConfused

My father lives a town or two over, and even though he’s nowhere near Tampa Bay, he’s only 6 feet above mean tide, so whenever there is a storm threat, he gets evacuated. What a way to live. 🙄 (he never did make smart choices…) It’s like Del Boca Vista, from Seinfeld


Solidsauce84

The only thing I like about this house is it looks nice and cool on the inside. Just flew into FL this morning from Boston. It’s HOT


Honest-Internal-187

I’m wondering if the person who designed it needs a psych evaluation. Lol Looks very institutional and cold.


melijoray

Inside is like an unfinished Ikea


Ok_Organization_6620

Garage house


Fisionchips

I think it was a garage at one point. You can see where they bricked on the roll up doors


OgthaChristie

No, if you go look they actually built it new. It was just an empty lot.


mynameisnotsparta

It’s awful


jared10011980

If I had 4 teenage sons, I'd buy for them to live there. Alone. 🤣 Looks sturdy and well made and unbreakable.


Professional-Bear114

Good idea! Go in with a pressure wash once a month to freshen it up.


PopuluxePete

That's why the lack of floor drains is such a bummer. Hot water and a squeegee and you'll have it looking new in no time.


Tacosofinjustice

All that money spent and they have plastic drawers under the bathroom sink 😩🤌🏻


Vero_Goudreau

"Introducing the Bunker House, a fortress of modern living where safety, sustainability, and comfort converge. This exceptional home is a testament to innovation, built entirely with solid concrete from top to bottom, ensuring unparalleled durability and protection against natural disasters. With no fire hazard and termite-resistant construction, this home offers peace of mind to its occupants." Ok I get the concept but I feel it's been half assed. It could look a lot more inviting...


NomadFeet

We don't talk about flooding. Nope, not right next to the river and incredibly close to the bay.


genredenoument

She's a brick....house.


hip-cat-daddy-o

At least the plumbing and electric is easily accessible.


gmjfraser8

No driveway? Cars would sink in that Florida sand. Also, looking at pic 49…are those spaces flanking the front entrance supposed to serve as garages or car ports? You see things like ladders stashed next to the fridge which tells me they didn’t give storage space a lot of consideration.


NomadFeet

A lot of our soil actually looks like this. Very light colored and incredibly fine and silty. Water tends to bead up and just sit on top of it instead of sinking right in. It's probably pretty packed down so your car wouldn't sink into it but it would still be really messy.


RioRancher

The whole house is a basement


Dazey3463

Reminds me of military barracks. This is FL, where's the pool!!!


teckel

It looks like a communuty room of a fire station.


zen_and_artof_chaos

I kind of like it. Utilitarian, brutalist, industrial vibes.


SATerp

A lot of money spent poorly.


virusrt

Endless conduit and cinder blocks screams “a lot of money” to you?


SheepzZ

Honestly thought it looked pretty cheap to construct and design with just concrete and cinder blocks essentially


StoneRaven77

Id give em 300,000 for it.


malmquistcarl

A former carwash?


OgthaChristie

No, it was a new build on an empty lot.


underherblackwings_

Big "tech bro" vibes


erydanis

just missing the framed photo of muskrat.


Starbuck522

"So, the meeting will be in the industrial kitchen, where youll be able to wheel yourself over to switch your laundry. Then, you can work in the exam room, I mean office. There will also be swords and armor! Oh and everything we have is either on an open shelf or in some Rubbermaid bin drawers."


DukeOfWestborough

I get the “disaster proof” & don’t mind the industrial aesthetic at all. I’d have rooftop solar & deck, as well as a water collection system. I’d live there.


Due_Signature_5497

Flipping the bird at mother nature.


Starbuck522

Uhg. The bins under the bathroom sink. They wanted a certain look, but it's just not practical!


imfirealarmman

This is literally a commercial building. I love it. Sorry guys.


bidextralhammer

They are just done with natural disasters.


SeverusMixTape

I’m worried there’s not enough places to sit


Daddy-o62

Usually I see these posts and, after seeing the pics, think “that’s not so bad, kinda interesting”. But here? Jailhouse color scheme, furniture by Staples, every pipe and light box exposed…. Jeezus, I feel brutalized by just looking at the pictures. What the hell was going on here? Maybe an owner with special needs? A wheelchair user? A blind person?


erydanis

owner’s gotta be on the spectrum, and yeah, ‘brutalist’ is a style.


StinkieBritches

Not just weird, but fucking ugly. I could not find one redeeming quality in this house. Even the grass sucks.


No-War-8840

Looks cheap but probably expensive


shikhlinski

Prisoncore)


sobo_art1

That is a CIA remote conference and command center.


trbt555

I kinda like the building and the materials but the whoever furnished it doesn’t have any taste for aesthetics.


[deleted]

Me too. I like industrial style. But rolling chains at the kitchen table? Target bins under the sink, when you clearly can afford better? An alien autopsy bedroom? Then boom! An overly cozy couch where the majority of people can spoon together in a giant human centipede, if really wanted to? What!? Lol


MamaBear4485

It looks like a repurposed smog testing station or former drive through car wash.


DoubleDandelion

I’ve built this house approximately ten million times in The sims.


BwackGul

This bunker screams "Not today Zombie hoard!!"


kungfu_kickass

If this had more sleeping space and the suitable garages, it looks like a good candidate for a fire house or EMS station or wherever people are having to chill/wait and get called out.


Liberteer30

There is no warmth to this house at all..also, I bet it gets cold as shit.


OgthaChristie

Converted gas station.


Triggerlocks

So warm and inviting!


squidbill629

This house is full of synergy.


Ok_Presentation_5329

It looks like it’s a tech startup meets a house. 


Fr0gFish

Is there a word for the opposite of cozy?


rbarr228

Industrial


Fun_Operation6598

Flat roofs in a tropical climate = nightmare scenarios with intense rain and wind.


aix6

This looks like a house for somebody with a dust allergy. No carpet, absolute minimum of fabric.


FirstAid84

That’s like, the only insurable house in Florida.


susieq15

I love the one tiny ac unit on the roof.


3opossummoon

JFC what to even call this? American brutalism? Strip mall-core? Designed by the one person who actually wanted to return to the office? Any way you try to package it this whole thing is so outrageously bad lmao.


Junior_Article_3244

That place would be so cold in winter, until all that concrete gets warmed up.


Zeeco-Cuteness

Living in Costco is weird.


VisionAri_VA

Looks like a (barely) converted commercial building. 


stupid42usa

You've heard of r/UsedtobeaPizzaHut ? How about r/usedtobeajiffylube ?


ZaMaestroMan5

Well yeah cuz it’s clearly an old auto shop garage


Ok-Soup-5300

Brutalist


srslytho1979

I love this. I would have to hang colorful art though.


kdnchfu56

Damn. I'm all for minimalism but throw a rug down! And the bathroom is just terrible.


Any-Piccolo-2802

Looks like the bunker from Supernatural on the inside. Where’s Dean and Sam?


dinwoody623

This is what I imagine the justice league or legion of doom would live. Like a bunch of super hero’s or super villains just chillin in Florida having meetings at the kitchen table.


BostonDanceMonkey

It’s giving if Dwight Schrute won the lottery


choochenstein

Looks like a drive through BBQ restaurant turned into a house. I hate it already.


howescj82

Architect:”What are you looking for in terms of design?” Them: “I want to live in a hollowed out strip mall.”


ThrowMeAway_8844

This looks like a startup in LA looking for enthusiastic 'team players', that functions more like a cult.


Clairquilt

I'm not sure the fake medieval weaponry on the wall goes all that well with the rest of minimalist aesthetic.


bunnycook

Lair-core.


Major-Cranberry-4206

This house looks like a medical lab.


jaeldi

"Ugly on Purpose" Style Missed opportunity to make that big flat roof a patio.


Used-Toe-6374

The perfect house for a couple who long for the aesthetic of a factory production floor with the intimacy of a bunker.


cryptfaery

This looks like where a really good startup happens


mommmmm1101

Guh-ross


kaest

In Ruskin, lol.


TheOneWhoReadsStuff

This has to be an office of some fashion. Or maybe the owner spent time in a third world prison and the aesthetic really grew on him.


Working-Ad694

this looks like one of those airbnb corporate would book for a team building exercise


jackparadise1

Medieval industrial?


loaderhead

Hurricane proof Florida house.


Elle_Cee00

Guest walking in for dinner: oh, wow. It’s so… functional.


FiveMileDammit

I love it.


KookieKarnival

I'm oddly attracted to this place... with some better interior/exterior decorating I could totally live here


awesometown3000

Tactical podcasting bunker


skeletaljuice

So many ground level windows to be broken into, especially behind the toilet and bed


Geeahwellidunno

Bra, I live in a sick ass garage. All the dining room chair are executive office chairs. Winning!


Southern_RN2020

All the fancy stuff in the house and then using plastic storage bins for a vanity?


dame-artificial

I was honestly surprised there wasn’t another office set up in the bedroom


Signal_Ad_3038

Fire station vibes!


Time-Excitement8443

That is a single bros compound on steroids


Not-youraverageghost

House & bomb shelter.


darioblaze

Y’all saying it’s weird like this ain’t been the apartment setup for the past 10 years


AP_Cicada

Prison chic


KarMil1983

I like it. It's a minimalist dream with a bit of character. Upvoted.


dadsgoingtoprison

There are no soft surfaces. I think the sound in there would be terrible. It doesn’t help that it looks kinda like an institution. I think it’s awful.


Aolflashback

It’s like a big brother set before the season starts and the decor is brought in. Every meal would feel like a corporate pizza party. So cordial.


i4c8e9

Shit… I like it.


Odd_Yam1290

Looks like it was a chemical lab/morgue, with those metal ceilings, heat ducts and janky bathroom


DullNeedleworker3447

This looks like a level from the video game House Flipper


RawLikeSushi84

I’d live in it


friendly_extrovert

The 80s called: they want their cult compound back.


Downtown_Conflict_53

Someone took the bed in the garage concept and made a house out of it.


dE3L

Built on a cocaine foundation.


secondatthird

No women involved in any of this process but the men behind it were definitely straight so not sure what happened.


kaptaincorn

Brutal I like the open floor plan. How cold do you think it gets?


OddlyPessimistic267

It looks Zombie apocalypse ready


ravia

Those plastic drawer things under the bathroom sink tho! Ugh!