There’s An Amazing House In Tehran Whose Rooms Rotate 90° To Adapt To The Weather
Tehran-based
architectural studio Next Office are the brains behind the Sharifi-ha
House, which features motorized rooms that pivot up to 90 degrees to
face entirely in or out at the push of a button, depending on the
occupants’ mood or the weather.
The building was completed
last
year. This interesting room feature was inspired by old Iranian
mansions that were traditionally built with both summer and winter
living rooms. Plus, having room (no pun intended!) for spatial
adjustments also allows the building to have an additional introverted
or extroverted dimension to its personality.
The
technique used by the Next Office for the turning mechanism is the same
as the one used in theatre productions. Goes to show that old-school is
really the new cool, doesn’t it?
