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.

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.

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

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Published by Michael 16 Apr 2007 in Dream Homes

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9 Responses to “Rolf Disch’s Heliotrop Rotating House”

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phd Says:
April 16th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
great post! hope you keep updating your dream homes!
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David Bethoney Says:
May 15th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
wow…this house is pretty crazy! It is exciting to see advancements in efficiency like this.
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rajesh Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 3:02 am
dear,
its a great piece of engineering.
more and more people should get involved with such energy efficient homes!!
regards
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karen dahl Says:
May 28th, 2008 at 11:59 am
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.
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steven Kelly Says:
June 8th, 2008 at 7:46 am
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
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Anonymous Says:
November 8th, 2008 at 7:17 am
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Rotating House Follows the Sun Says:
January 5th, 2009 at 5:03 am
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Pinky Sy Says:
March 14th, 2009 at 10:55 am
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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