Robert Downey Jr., a Hollywood actor and TV star, has transformed his Malibu ranch into a wildlife refuge that must be seen to be believed.
In 2009, the 58-year-old Dolittle star paid $13.4 million for a seven-acre home in Malibu.
However, after moving into his pad, he has also made it home to the four-legged members of his family by establishing an animal refuge.
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Alpacas, cows, goats and pygmy goats, pigs, chickens, and his two cats, Montgomery and D’Artagnan, are among the occupants.
It offers huge wandering greens for his beloved menagerie, as well as various human houses.
In the main house, the famous family man lives with his wife Susan and their two children, Exton, seven, and Avri, five.
The ranch-style three-bedroom, four-bathroom home is located at the northern end of the estate, at the end of a tree-lined lane.
Kelly Harmon, an actor and model, previously owned the home, which she redecorated and revitalized before selling.
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The remaining bleached wood floors and limestone motifs are her additions.
In addition, she transformed an old barn on the estate into a two-bedroom guesthouse.
The gorgeous greenery is complemented with a multiplex basketball and tennis court.
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However Downey’s adds to the home are far more futuristic.
They include building a space-age, single-storey second “Binishell” home with domed windows.
Popular in the late 1970s,
The 6,500-square-foot home was built in 2013 just as the Iron Man trilogy was coming to an end.
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“We wanted to try something that hadn’t been done before,” his wife, Susan said to the New York Times Style magazine.
“Plus, we love a character.”
Creator Dante Bini discovered that he could make a home in an hour by by “topping a nylon-coated neoprene air bladder with wet steel-reinforced concrete, then slowly inflating it.”
He hoped his creation would solve the global housing crisis.
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It is located near the home of Robert Downey Jr. and his family and features a large pool area accessible through sliding doors.
Succulents and manicured plants surround the modern abode.
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If you go a little further, you’ll find fenced pastures, horse stalls, and riding circles where his beloved animals can graze freely.
A vegetable garden is located near the dwellings because Robert Downey Jr. enjoys the good life.
Downey’s costly collection of automobiles sits beside ATVs used to travel and cultivate the property.
Robert stated that he felt right at home in the character of Dr. Dolittle.
“I basically live on a rescue farm, and I look out and the alpacas are looking at me, and I’m like, “All right!” And it’s a new adventure, something new to try, new degree of difficulty,” he said.