Completion of the Sculptured House
Over the past 20 months, owner John Huggins has invested $2 million, beyond the $1.3 million purchase, to complete Deaton’s original plan. Huggins’ sincere reverence for the property brought him up from Denver nearly every day to observe the renovation and construction process.
Below, L to R: John Huggins, Charley Deaton, Nick Antonopoulos
He contracted with Deaton’s daughter Charley and her architect husband Nick Antonopoulos to carry out the original plan as much as possible. Antonopoulos was mentored by Charles Deaton in the early 1990s. "He was an extraordinary man. I followed him around for several years and learned from his perceptions. I am fortunate," Nick said. Charles Deaton died December 18, 1996.
Finishing throughout the original "sculpture" and the 5000 square foot addition is extraordinary—walls of built-in storage finished in English sycamore and Babinga wood from Africa, bathrooms finished in tile designs that resemble "pointillism," glass light fixtures in brilliant red or blue, carpets cut in swirls to harmonize with the circular structure design.
The caretaker home is linked through a 5-car garage or across a massive, red flagstone patio roof to the new addition. The patio includes an outdoor hot tub snuggled next to metal railing that overlooks all of Mt. Vernon Canyon with views of the Continental Divide and the Denver metropolitan area. Outdoor grills are built into a sculptured design that embraces a copper chimney. An hour passes quickly touring this extraordinary "home."
Left: Workmen continue finishing the original 1960 plan for The Sculptured House.
In October, Huggins hosted "Men for the Cure", an event that attracted 300 men (including Wellington Webb and John Elway) to the Sculptured House. The event raised $200,000 to support breast cancer research at Colorado University Hospital.
The Sculptured House
"On Genesee Mountain I found a high point of land where I could stand and feel the great reaches of the Earth. I wanted the shape of it to sing an unencumbered song."
— Charles Deaton, Architect
The Sculptured House is one of Colorado’s most visible and famous landmarks. The house was begun by Charles Deaton in the mid 1960s but not fully completed. Deaton designed and began a large addition in the early 1990s. The house has been restored and completed according to Deaton’s plans and vision by the present owner, John J. Huggins.
The Sculptured House has defined "modern for Coloradans and visitors since it was built. But the house is more than futuristic—it is a stunningly beautiful example of organic architecture and sculptural art and a potent symbol of human possibility.
Charles Deaton originally conceived of the house as a sculpture. In fact he sculpted a plaster model of the house before he put pen to paper to draw the details. His design is a masterpiece of organic form executed with minimalist detail.
The Sculptured House embodies both the simplicity of nature in its form and the complexity of nature in its construction and placement. The house seems to spring to life from its native Rocky Mountain environment while reflecting and refining the essential character of that environment.
Deaton struck just the right balance between the opposing forces of simplicity and complexity. The Sculptured House reflects that balance as it sits perched on the side of Genesee Mountain. 
The Sculptured House also embodies the possibility of progress—the idea that human beings can improve themselves and their condition through imagination and innovation.
Right: Sculptured House before expanded completion, 1998
The house is a landmark in every sense of the word— a physical marker on the journey from the High Plains into the Rocky Mountains, an artistic and archietectural achievement of the highest order, and a symbol of the quest for a better life that has brought so many people to Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West.