A Residential Building Concept That Offers Changing Views With Living Units That Rotate and Descend on a Spiral Track

Spiral Building by Shin Kuo

Designer Shin Kuo has created Turn to the Future, a residential building concept in which residents take turns enjoying a top-floor view via a system of movable living units. The living units gradually descend along a spiral track around the perimeter of the building. When a unit reaches the ground floor, it is lifted to the top by an internal crane. The units move in a single step each day–a full rotation takes just over two months. The project won the Futuristic Design Category in the A’Design Award and Competition.

Spiral Building by Shin Kuo

Spiral Building by Shin Kuo

photos via Shin Kuo

via CityLab

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