Rolf Disch’s Heliotrop Rotating House

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Rolf Disch has designed a new house with a solar-collecting array on top that follows the Sun all day long, but the real feat of engineering comes from the structure itself. The entire house rotates on a central axle. The front of the house is composed of triple-glazed glass to point toward that glowing ball of gas in the sky during the winter, while a heavily insulated backside rotates around to keep the heat at bay during those warm summer months.

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And that balcony you see at the top? That isn’t a simple railing system; those are solar vacuum tubes for heating water and moving it throughout the house. This house is so energy efficient it actually generates more energy than it needs. And I thought the five-star energy rating for my new home was a big deal.

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The house has been the personal residence of the Architect since 1994.

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  2. Pinky Sy says:

    Great invention! Always dreamed of having a circular house…. would it be practical for a tropical place as cebu, philippines? would be a great thing for the house we’re planning to build by the sea

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  4. Anonymous says:

    Rolf Disch’s Heliotrop Rotating House…

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  5. steven Kelly says:

    Like youre design of the i wish you can design me a house like yours so i cut back
    on my engery foot print on the planet limiting green house gas production

  6. karen dahl says:

    The greatest compliment to Rolf is if we all ask for a copy of the design. It is so innovative, one of its kind is not enough. Please send me the architectural plans so that I may copy the house in Australia. Thanks.

  7. rajesh says:

    dear,
    its a great piece of engineering.
    more and more people should get involved with such energy efficient homes!!
    regards

  8. wow…this house is pretty crazy! It is exciting to see advancements in efficiency like this.

  9. phd says:

    great post! hope you keep updating your dream homes!

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