The UFO-like Domespace rotating wooden house
The Harmonique version can be rotated to make the most of passive solar energy, to make sure any photovoltaic panels are always in the best position or just to get a better view
Article Summary
Taking up a large section of the Eco Habitat zone at the recent Viv'expo exhibition in Bordeaux was a walk-in cutaway model of a rotating wooden house known as Domespace. Built on a central concrete pedestal, the Domespace home benefits from little or no damp penetration, and its aerodynamic shape has been found to be resistant to cyclonic winds of up to 174mph (280kph). It also makes the most of passive solar energy, has a central chimney with a designer open fire and is surprisingly spacious.
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