5 rotating houses, surreal and at the same time very real!

In an ever-changing world, architecture is also moving and pushing the boundaries of what is possible in traditional designs. It combines artistic vision, technological ingenuity and an often sustainable approach in an era when nature must be preserved. Some designers have embarked on seemingly surreal projects, creating spinning houses that challenge stillness.

Most of these houses were built according to movementmovement from SunSun around the Earth and enjoy its benefits. Their architects must be bold to design their homes, or the homes of their sponsors, who can then interact with the environment differently than if they lived in a traditional home.

Heliodome in Alsace: ‘one of the best answers’ to the climate emergency

Heliotrope by Rolf Disch

Despite melodiesmelodies futuristic, this atypical CO-neutral house₂ was built not in recent years, but in 1994. Createdarchitectarchitect Rolf Disch, who lives there, in this 260 m2 house.² on four floors, it is built around a central moving column that rotates at a speed of 15 degrees per hour. It has huge solar panels on its roof, and rainwater is collected, filtered and reused. But that’s not all, triple glazing allows you to capture heatheat L’winterwinter.

Added bonus: this is one of the first houses in the world to produce moreenergyenergy that she does not consume it internally!

Revolving House San Diego

It was considered ” the most famous revolving house in the world “It was built in 2002 and is the figment of the imagination of Al and Janet Johnston, who wanted to live in a round house. They end up rotating it so that the look of the rooms can change. Twenty years later, they put it up for sale for $5.3 million. Two-storey villa with an area of 440 m2.² turns thanks to the driving wheels on the rail in steelsteel.

Added bonus: its full rotation in both directions can last from 33 minutes to 24 hours, even its outdoor terrace can rotate!

Rotating solar house La Girasole in Canberra

Its owner dreamed of a house that would follow the path of the sun during the day. His dream came true! This house, built in 2013, is powered by a program that calculates the exact locationstarstar thus having the opportunity to take advantage of its rays in winter or, conversely, turn backback in the summer to stay cool. Solar energy captured by 24 photovoltaic panels reduces energy bills to virtually zero. As a bonus, the 120,000 liter water tank can collect rainwater and return it to drinking water.

An added bonus: a full rotation of the 56-tonne machine takes about 10 minutes.

Rotating house in the Californian desert

THAT desertdesert California is not so deserted… In the village of Snow Creek there is a small revolving house built in 1963 on the initiative of a Los Angeles businessman who joined forces with an aerospace engineer friend. This is a futuristic building with an area of about 80 m.² rotates 130° to avoid the harsh desert sun and has only one bedroom, one bathroom, kitchen and central fireplace. Originally powered by solar panels, they were released in 2005. Despite everything, no less interesting is the house, which rotates thanks to 16 wheels on a rail connected to a motor; it was valued at $279,000 in 2012 (and was already purchased in 2002). for $85,000).

And one more thing: in 1965, the Beatles would have been welcomed here if they passed through the region.

Villa Girasole

Villa Girasole, by far one of the oldest futuristic revolving houses, was designed by Italian architect Angelo Invernizzi in the 1930s. sunflowersunflower, the house follows the sun in its movement. This project took four years of work to complete. The villa rotates on durationduration more than 9 hours, which is a significant duration compared to current rotating houses.