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March 6, 2006
Sphere House
Designed by Marcin Panpuch, the spherical house is a relocatable structure that can either float on water or be fixed to towers on land. Its shape minimizes the surface area of the house giving your more volume and better insulation.
The house consists of three levels - living area on top, work/sleep area in the middle, and storage at the bottom. Stairs, kitchen, bathroom are located down the center truck of the sphere not only for space saving reasons but to give the core strength. The same core also hides conduits and cables for a clean design.
For the eco-minded, the sphere is also pretty much self-sufficient since it's shell is made up of photovoltaic cells. The batteries are kept at the base adding stability.
The house is a nice (if not repetitive) design study on redefining the relationship between home and location - in an attempt to create a symbiotic relationship. It would seem there are designs like this all over the world. Can somebody just please build a community of them already??? That'll be the real test.
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Posted by: Jennifer Miller at May 9, 2006 9:26 AM