节省空间的旋转房屋

    This sci-fi home that rotates like a washing machine to create different rooms could be the future of city living.

    Not only is it space-saving, but at US$62,000 it could also be a good solution for people on tight budgets.

    Designers have now built a prototype* of the gravity-defying* home and hope their neat 3x3x3 meter cube could transform the way we live in the coming years.

    The Rotating House was designed by architect George Clarke and designer William Hardie.

    The space, which could accommodate one person or a couple, changes between being a kitchen, living room, bedroom and hallway.

    Instead of walking between rooms, inhabitants just flick a switch and the cylinder-space shape rotates to take them to their room of choice — no walking needed.

    The bathroom and a control room are on either side of the rotating room and are static.

    “So many corners of traditional houses are unused,” said Hardie.

    Instead of using traditional materials, the hallway floor is made of fuzzy moss.

    And rather than hanging up your keys when you get home, you attach them to a magnet on the wall.

    Cupboards take coats and shoes that are all held in place using bungees. Cutlery and utensils are attached using magnets so they don’t fall on you in the bedroom.

    At the back of the home is a control panel with a switch that controls how the room rotates.

    The mirror in the hallway becomes a kitchen table which then becomes a TV in the bedroom.

    The house is made from timber* and aluminum*, according to the designers.

    (SD-Agencies)