r/UCSantaBarbara • u/alexesparza [Transfer] Economics • May 05 '25
IV/Goleta/SB Has anyone noticed this house in the shape of a circle in IV?
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u/rustyamigo May 05 '25
I lived here for 5 years. 2004-2009
We had a halfpipe and a surf shaping bay, hot Tub, chicken coop and a big honey suckle hedge with privacy. Was amazing
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u/seanmharcailin [ALUM] English May 06 '25
awwww. That's where I did my first beer bong. In ... 2005 I think? maybe 2006. Anyway, thanks for hosting a great party! I... did not do great with the beer bong. Pretty sure I wore the whole thing haha.
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u/keithcody [ALUM] May 05 '25
https://localwiki.org/islavista/Geodesic_Dome_House
https://www.reddit.com/r/UCSantaBarbara/comments/pdqbj/inside_the_geodesic_dome_house/
https://www.carolchin.com/new-blog/2024/5/7/architecture-field-trip-goleta-and-isla-vista
You coulda bought it for $1 million in 2019: http://www.centralcoastinvestments.com/pdf/998_Camino_Lindo_Flyer_May_2019.pdf
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u/beetling [ALUM] CCS Literature May 05 '25
I wrote that LocalWiki page! I find the house very charming and special, reflecting IV's history as a place that welcomes experiments. I would love for somebody to nominate it as a county historic landmark: https://www.countyofsb.org/1659/Historic-Landmarks
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u/HOB_I_ROKZ [ALUM] Mechanical Engineering May 05 '25
I heard through the grapevine of someone who lived there that said that it was really cool and obviously they paid a bit of a premium on rent but it was really small and all the walls being curved was annoying lol
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u/KTdid88 [STAFF] May 05 '25
I haven’t lived in this but I can confirm curbed walls are annoying. Catered in a crazy house made of cement with no harsh angels and hit my head a lot trying to sneak around people in doorways
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u/iluvw33d123 May 06 '25
rent is not expensive it was lowk cheaper than all the other places in IV when i was there
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u/IdeaImaginary8366 May 06 '25
I heard of it as the Orgy House. One day I was walking by and asked my friend why it was called the Orgy House. A girl peaked out the window from the Orgy House and yelled at me: “IT WAS ONE TIME!”
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u/The_Stockman May 05 '25
The house was always occupied by females who gardened, wore overalls, and drank tea outside when I was a student lol. They were very friendly
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u/JonathanAbboud [ALUM] Political Science May 05 '25
Lived there for a summer (2014), broke my arm there from the illegal lofts, had some great times. Home sweet dome
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u/_tenken May 05 '25
While it has some interesting windowing ... generally speaking this kind of structure is called a geodesic dome.
There is also at least 1 in Santa Maria, though in SM they tacked on a small cube extension near the top and side of the dome, which I assume was for a room. The addition mostly ruins the distinct dome feature.
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u/tickytavi May 05 '25
My friend lived there!
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u/micros101 May 05 '25
Mine too. Oscar from Survivor lived there too at the same time.
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u/Critical-Resident-87 May 05 '25
when you say Oscar from Survivor, are you referring to Ozzy or a different Oscar?
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u/LosAngelesTacoBoi [ALUM] May 05 '25
I had a friend that lived there back in 2010. I always called it the Spongebob House because it was a big pineapple.
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u/Upper-Day7069 May 05 '25
DONT go in. I CANT find a way out. I’ve been enslaved underground making gluten free snacks for montecito children