Wednesday 7 May 2008

Rotating House

I live in the city of Tilburg in the Netherlands. Everyone who approaches the city from the north runs up against a roundabout. This roundabout constitutes one of the most important gateways to the city. Thus it is not surprising that the municipality dedicated this location as an art location.

The roundabout is now the scene of a large-scale and unusual work of art. The Rotating House of Dutch designer John Körmeling, which looks as if it is real, rotates on the roundabout in the direction of the traffic and completes one full round in 20 hours. The house is a full-scale model and has an open and friendly look and feel. It is not fit for human habitation.



More about the Rotating House.

6 comment(s):

Dave said...

It needs some trees and maybe aq garden. The yard's too bare!

Gerard said...

Indeed it does, Dave. But they're working on it.

Anonymous said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ttxcbGIVE4

very nice.

I hope to meet with you there in the future....

Gerard said...

Hanan, whenever you're in the Netherlands, let me know, and I would love to meet up with you.

Anonymous said...

That's different!

soubriquet said...

What a great idea.
When can I move in?

Many years ago I had a friend who was designing a solar tracking house, which would align itself to face the sun. He never built it.