One glance at Robert Downey Jr.'s Malibu home reveals that this house is unlike the others. The white, curvaceous structure is formed of multiple undulating arches opening onto his beautiful backyard and pool.
Downey Jr.'s home is the epitome of contemporary design. As fascinating as the look of the is, the technology behind it is even more interesting.
The actor's house was designed by , an innovative construction company, to create more beautiful, effective, and greener homes. Robert Downey Jr.'s Malibu home was the prototype for the relaunch of the Binishells system, which uses tensile pressure to give shape to a 'building envelope,' hence the monolithic design of the actor's property.
To add context, the original Binishells, invented in the 1960s by Dante Bini, were circular concrete shell structures lifted and shaped by air pressure. Though the technology has evolved, the idea has been future-facing from the beginning. This technology goes far beyond the aesthetic of .
On the Binishells site, the retailer states that their building 'envelopes' 'may cost approximately 1⁄2 of a traditional structure of the same size, may generally be built 3x faster, and may have between 1⁄2 and 1/3 the life cycle footprint.' The brand is setting out to revolutionize how people think of homes in terms of not only the way they are built and look but also how much they cost and their environmental efficiency. A photo posted by on Celebrities have previously set out to have the , but Down.
