Tehran architecture studio Next Office has designed and built a house that has bedrooms that can pivot at the touch of a button.
Named The Sharifi-ha House, this house has three bedrooms on three floors that can swivel 90 degrees to face inward or outward based on the season.
As the rooms pivot, their interiors change drastically to either feature a large open ‘terrace’, or a room with minimal openings and light. This is a modern interpretation of old Iranian mansions with both summer and winter living rooms.
The rooms are motorized with a turning mechanism that is similar to what is used in car showrooms.
[via Slate, images via Parham Taghioff photographed for Next Office.]