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The Spaceship House The local architect lets KOAT in and gives a tour of the "Spaceship" House. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT CHANCE. TAKE A LOOK WITH ACTION 7 NEWS ANCHOR ROYALE DA. ROYALE: THEY TOLD BART PRINCE HE WAS CRAZY. >> YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT'S BIG ENOUGH FOR A HOUSE. IT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING ON IT. ROYALE: FOR BUILDING ON THIS LOT. >> IT WAS JUST A SLIVER. ROYALE: THAT WAS BACK IN 1982. HE WAS DONE TWO YEARS LATER. TODAY IT IS HARD TO MISS. >> PEOPLE COME UP WITH NICKNAMES. THEY'RE NOT MY NAME SUBMARINE SPACESHIP. ROYALE: WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? >> MY HOUSE. ROYALE: PRINCE IS A PRAISED ALBUQUERQUE ARCHITECT KNOWN FOR HIS UNIQUE DESIGNS. THE HOME, WHATEVER YOU CALL IT -- >> I DIDN'T WANT A CORNER UP THERE WHERE THE CEILING MEETS THE WALLS. ROYALE: IS JUST AS INTERESTING INSIDE AS IT IS OUTSIDE. >> THE STRUCTURE YOU'RE SEEING IS SUPPORTED BY THESE STEEL PIPES. ROYALE: THIS IS PRINCE'S OFFICE. HE DUG INTO THE GROUND TO LOWER THE PROFILE. THERE ARE TOWERING CEILINGS AND ON THE WALLS OF THIS ROUND SPACE. MODELS OF HIS WORK. >> THIS IS THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. THERE ARE MANY, MANY MORE THAT ARE STORED. ROYALE: THE HOUSE IN ALL IS ABOUT 4000 SQUARE FEET. >> YOU CAN GO AROUND THAT SIDE. ROYALE: WITH THIS HUGE SWINGING DOOR. OPENING TO A LUSH WALKWAY THAT LEADS HERE. >> SO THIS IS MORE OF A PRIVATE LIVING ROOM KIND OF AREA HERE. ROYALE: THIS IS WHAT THE SECOND FLOOR LOOKS LIKE. CARPET UP THE WALLS. PRINCE SAYS TO MAKE IT MORE COMFORTABLE. HE WANTS GUEST TO SIT ON T DEBT SHE WANTS GUESTS TO SIT ON -- HE WANTS GUESTS TO SIT ON THE FLOOR AND LEAN BACK. HIS WORK IS ALL OVER ALBUQUERQUE CONDOS IN THE NORTHEAST HEIGHTS TO UNIQUE ADDITIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF TOWN TO THIS MASSIVE HOME IN RIO RANCHO. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE ONE? >> NO. IT'S ALWAYS THE NEXT ONE. IT'S THE ONE I'M WORKING ON NOW. ROYALE: BUT THE SPACESHIP HOUSE HAS BECOME SOMEWHAT OF AN ALBUQUERQUE LANDMARK. THE HOUSE IS DEFINITELY A TALKER AND OVER THE YEARS PRINCE HAS GOTTEN USED TO FANS STOPPING BY TO GET A PEAK EVEN FAMOUS ONES. >> AND I HEARD THE INTERCOM AND THE VOICE SAID WHEN I ANSWERED IT "BEAM ME UP SCOTTY." AND I WENT OUT TO THE DOOR AND IT WAS WILLIAM SHATNER. I SAID WELL I WOULD IF I COULD. ROYALE: -- >> IT IS PRETTY FANTASTIC. IT'S PRETTY INTERESTING AND UNIQUE. ROYALE: IT ATTRACTS TOURISTS TOO. THIS UTAH FAMILY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE HOME ON A ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS APP. THEY EVEN SNAPPED A PHOTO WITH PRINCE. >> I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. ROYALE: MOST HAVEN'T BUT TO US LOCALS IT'S JUST PART OF OUR UNIQUE LANDSCAPE.