Out To Lunch
"Out to Lunch", is a sculpture of a house under construction. It is housed in a coffee table and can be taken apart to see the detail inside and out. The artwork itself was built in 48th scale, and is on a base 22" x 24" and is 10" high. The coffee table (stand) is 25 1/4" by 27 1/4" and stands 7 1/4"high. Adding the clear Plexiglas cover makes the total table 17 1/2" tall. All phases of house construction are shown and the viewer can see what goes into building a house.
The viewer can remove the top roof revealing the master bedroom in which one can see the bedroom is almost done and the rug is being laid. Stepping out onto the inner balcony, one could see the kids in the pool a floor below. The roof on the main floor is also removable showing the total main floor. At one corner are the children's bedrooms with a common bath serving the rec room and family room as well as the kids. The kitchen is small because the owner likes what she calls a "one butt" kitchen. Off the rec room is a staircase that was added when the owners decided that wanted the master bedroom on the second floor of a single floor plan. The master bedroom downstairs became a guest room with a shower that will serve the pool.
The pool is 10' at the widest spot and 22' is the longest dimension. Only 4' deep throughout, a hot tub adjoins. A large water heater in the garage heats the water for the pool. The pool is enclosed and separated from the house so that humidity will not affect the house. Venting windows for the pool area are above, on the second floor.
The lower floor, less the poolroom, has 2520 sq. ft. The master bedroom has 720 sq. ft., while the poolroom is 480 sq. ft., and stands two floors. The total "under roof" square feet is 3720. This project took 8 years to complete with a total of 8137 hours. It is available for purchase at the price of $150,000.