- A dome-shaped house in New Paltz, New York, spins 180 degrees
- Designed by French eco architects Solaleya and delivered to US in a crate
- Set in the middle of 28 acres of forest at the base of the Mohonk Preserve
Bored of looking at the same view out your bedroom window? Now you can buy a home that spins and never have the same outlook twice.
The dome home built in New Paltz, New York, is currently on the market for close to a million dollars (£642,219), and is the latest in eco architecture.
The incredible design, which will literally make your head spin, rotates on its own axis so floor-to-ceiling windows can face the sun in winter and be turned away in summer.
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After all, curtains are so crude when you can buy a swiveling home.
Designed by the French eco architects Solaleya ,the 40-tonne wooden prefab dome was delivered in a box from France before springing to life in America.
It took three months to form the motorised foundation and assemble the 2,300 sqft home.
Set in the middle of 28 acres of forest at the base of the Mohonk Preserve in New York, it's being marketed by agents Douglas Elliman as the perfect weekend retreat.
With soaring ceilings and curved windows the wooden structure has some serious wow factor and is bathed in natural light.
The two-storey house also has an enormous deck on one side and a balcony on the other.
It may seem like it's delicately balanced, as it overhangs the hillside and is attached to the ground only by a small central axis, but in fact is it impervious to earthquakes up to Richter Scale eight, and can withstand hurricane force winds up to 155 miles per hour.
And as it's lifted off the ground it is also resistant to damp.
The interior is open plan with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, an office, library and guest room.
The kitchen has sweeping views, granite counter tops and is open to the main living area separated by a curved island.
And the entire house is made with organic material - cedar, bamboo & limestone.
Property agent John Samios, of Douglas Elliman, who is selling the unique house says: 'It has a real zen-like feeling. It’s a unique property in a unique location.
'It’s a very beautiful place and is perfect to escape to for the weekend as it’s about an hour away from the City [New York].
'The current home-owner is renting it out for weekends so that potential buyers can get a feel for the space.
'It has tiny remote control to spin it round, smaller than a TV control and there are two gears that crank it around.
'It turns 180 degrees so that the windows can spin towards and away from the sun.'
But are buyers willing to part with a million dollars (£642,219) for head-spinning architecture? 'We have had a lot of interest,' he said.
'The natural lines draw you up and and it has an amazing feeling of light, but is also very homely.'
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Like the idea and could be used in more buildings