However, many did not last past the 1980s and were demolished. These pods were installed mostly in shopping centre parking lots. At least one of each model served as small-scale bank branches. This use of these Futuro houses was likely due to zoning regulations at the time that would have made it difficult to live in one. A Futuro House in Frisco, NC remains a roadside attraction in the Outer Banks. Covered in alien memorabilia and exterior modifications, it had fallen into disrepair. The house caught on fire on 19 October 2022, destroying the structure. Documentary In 1998, Finnish film director Mika Taanila made a short documentary film FuturoA New Stance For Tomorrow about the Futuro house. In 1969, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) shot a piece on the first kit shipped to Australia. See also Dymaxion house Sanzhi UFO houses Venturo References Prefabricated houses Houses in Finland Modernist architecture in Finland UFO culture