I confess a fascination with rotating architecture. I’ve found a few of them over the years (see posts below). And now this one — Heliotrope Rotating House– located in Frieburg Germany.
This environmentally friendly house was designed by the German architect Rolf Disch to follow the sun– like having a southern exposure from every room. The house uses solar power to rotate on a central axle. The railing system contains solar vacuum tubes to heat water and send it through the house. The house is completely energy self-sufficient.
The 18-sided spiral staircased home is constructed mainly of wood (spruce) and triple pane glass. There is a lovely roof garden with a sun terrace. Gee, with those panels up there, you may need SPF-100 lotion.
Sources and further reading: Architect Rolf Disch’s website; freshome; More photos here.
Other Rotating House posts:
World’s Only Rotating Apartment Building (Brazil)
Dubai’s Revolving Apartment Building (proposed)
Spinning Architecture (Italy)
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