Suite Vollard

Blogged at http://blog.kineticarchitecture.net/2008/04/suite-vollard/
http://www.suitevollard.com/
Info: Imagine a building in which each floor can rotate 360 degrees, completely independently of all the other floors. Imagine the possibilities, for resort hotels; luxury apartments and condominiums; and Class A office and retail space. Imagine the investment potential for an astute developer.
This unique concept in building technology and design is actually available today. Unlike previous rotating structures that required expensive and space-consuming mechanics to rotate only the top floor, this amazing system enables independent rotation, speed and direction for each floor, up to fifty stories, by local or remote control.
The entire living/working space, ceilings and outer walls revolve around the center core, which houses all the plumbing and wiring. The wrap-around balconies remain stationary. The mechanics that make all this happen are contained in an extremely small space, require virtually no maintenance, and use no more energy than a hair dryer. Cutting-edge "smart-house" technology is integrated into the design.
This is a breakthrough in construction technology that presents remarkable opportunities for developers who want to offer something exceptional in their markets.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• experimental
• animation
• art
• dynamic
• architecture
• dynamische
• architektur
• tower
• brazil
• suite
• vollard
• Curitiba
• rotating

[vilemes]

but it already exists in Curitba!!

[MkM47]

@LLapjane87 there is one (the only one right now) and it is in Curitiba, Brazil, but apparently they had some problems and it doesn't rotate properly, but it has the machines and all the rest, the one in Dubai is still on paper..

[ced777sleep2die]

i had an idea just like that i hoped it didnt existed :P well darn it !!

[beejereeno]

This is really incredible, but one has to wonder how fast would you get sick of the spinning around you? Wake up one morning and scream toward the windows, "Make it stop!"

[cjramosm]

Why should this vídeo come up under the name of Picasso´s print collection titled Suite Vollard! Rather annoying.



[leticialubke]

Fantastic!

[edwinstar100]

How about not rotating, and with the money you save, well give it to someone that has no future otherwise!

[LLapjane87]

there is already a rotatable building built in dubai or will be? anyone knows?

[kitenyos]

well why would they have the deck stay still that ruins the privacy for all the people using it

[Charlesincharge42]

from the sound of the comments, FAIL!